'Extremely ironic': Luigi Mangione sometimes acted as assassin in video game group, friend recalls

Luigi Mangione, who was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, once belonged to a group of Ivy League gamers who played assassins, a member of the group told NBC News.

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