'Kill your CEO' found scrawled on North Side businesses
At least three businesses on the North Side were vandalized over the weekend with the phrasing "kill your CEO," according to Chicago police. In each instance, white spray paint was used to deface the exterior walls of businesses with the phrase, police said. The businesses were in the 5000 block of North Clark Street, 4500 block of North Broadway and 5200 block of North Sheridan Road, officials said. A description of the vandal or vandals was not given by police. The vandalism comes shortly after 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson in a "brazen, targeted" attack as he walked alone to the Hilton from a nearby hotel, where UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, was holding its annual investor conference, New York police said. The killing sparked people on social media, including some Chicagoans, to vent anger over rising out-of-pocket costs and denials of serviceAnyone with information is encouraged to contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8263.The Associated Press contributed.
At least three businesses on the North Side were vandalized over the weekend with the phrasing "kill your CEO," according to Chicago police.
In each instance, white spray paint was used to deface the exterior walls of businesses with the phrase, police said. The businesses were in the 5000 block of North Clark Street, 4500 block of North Broadway and 5200 block of North Sheridan Road, officials said.
A description of the vandal or vandals was not given by police.
The vandalism comes shortly after 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson in a "brazen, targeted" attack as he walked alone to the Hilton from a nearby hotel, where UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, was holding its annual investor conference, New York police said.
The killing sparked people on social media, including some Chicagoans, to vent anger over rising out-of-pocket costs and denials of service
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8263.
The Associated Press contributed.
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