BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he has lived with the “brokenness of the healthcare system” since his father died decades ago. Yet, he doesn’t condone violence, like the Dec. 4 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan.
“I also know the way we solve things is not by killing people in cold blood,” Moore said Wednesday during a press conference on the Preakness Stakes. “The way we solve things is not killing people because we do not like the industry they are in or the company they represent.”
The suspect in the slaying, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, comes from a wealthy Maryland family that owns country clubs and healthcare facilities in the Baltimore area. He was charged with murder in the case after being arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
Governor Moore on Luigi Mangione and the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson: “The way we solve things is not by killing people in cold blood.” He references his own quest to solve failings in the health care system and the death of his father. @wjz pic.twitter.com/941SFcEjK4
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“I’m glad the wheels of justice are now moving,” Moore said. “We need to have justice for what happened to Brian Thompson. I would ask people to remember that because of the actions of this person, there are two teenagers in Minnesota who are growing up like I did, fatherless. And we can never forget that.”…