UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect inspired by Unabomber: NYPD analysis [Video]

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione appears to have been inspired by the Unabomber in allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, an New York Police Department intel analysis says.

The report, obtained by ABC News, was distributed to law enforcement and warned that like Ted Kaczynski — whose 17-year bombing campaign killed three and injured 23 people — Mangione may become a “martyr” who inspires “a wide range of extremists” to act.

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“Mangione may have found inspiration in Ted Kaczynski-the violent, anti-technology extremist known as the Unabomber-echoing in his note and reflecting in his targeting a similar mindset of the need for unilateral action to bring attention to abusive corporate actions,” the report said.

According to the report, Mangione’s social media profiles suggest he was concerned about the rate of technological advances and their harm on modern society, mirroring the motivations of Kaczynski.

Kaczynski’s …