​In his notebook, Mangione deliberated: "What do you do? You wack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention. It's targeted, precise, and doesn't risk innocents," It's not yet known how he got the gun and how he got the specific timing of Brian Thompson's arrival at the hotel where he executed what he considered a mission.
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