Luigi Mangione ‘Public Defense’ Fund Nears Major Milestone [Video]

A fundraiser set up for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, has raised nearly $100,000 towards his legal fees.

As of 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, the fundraiser, created by a group calling itself the December 4th Legal Committee, had received $94,481 towards a target of $200,000. It is hosted on the crowdfunding website GiveSendGo.

Thompson, 50, was gunned down outside the Hilton in midtown Manhattan by a masked assailant using a silenced weapon, with police saying the killing was likely a “premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack.” Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday in connection with the killing. He has since pled not guilty to forgery and weapons charges in Pennsylvania, and is fighting extradition to New York where he faces additional charges including murder.

On its fundraiser, the December 4th Legal Committee said: “This is a preemptive legal fundraiser for the suspect allegedly involved in the …