(Images via social media & Altoona PD)

Twenty-six-year-old former Ivy League student Luigi Mangione was apprehended in Pennsylvania Monday on suspicion that he is the man who assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione was caught after an elderly McDonald's patron recognized him. He reportedly had on his person evidence related to the shooting, as well as an anti-corporate manifesto.

Gay social media has blown up over his hotness, rumors of his bisexuality, his confusing positions — seemingly progressive, yet a tech bro  fan of Musk and Thiel — and by questions of what spurred him to throw away both his own life and Thompson's in such a calculated way.

One thing is for sure — he is an instant folk hero, for better or for worse.

Luigi Mangione is a Musk fanboy. His only flaw. pic.twitter.com/XRxFwd7zZE

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) December 9, 2024