Three North Side businesses were vandalized with the phrase “Kill your CEO” over the weekend, Chicago police said.
The same three words were spray-painted in white onto the exteriors of “random” businesses in the 5000 block of N. Clark Street in Andersonville, the 4500 block of N. Broadway in Uptown and the 5200 block of N. Sheridan Road in Edgewater, Chicago police said.
The graffiti seems to reference the recent murder of Brian Thompson, chief executive officer of medical insurance company UnitedHealthcare, who was fatally shot in broad daylight on a Manhattan sidewalk on December 4.
Suspect in the killing Luigi Mangione was arrested and charged with murder on Monday after he was found in Pennsylvania with a gun, a mask and a three-page document suggesting “ill will toward corporate America,” according to New York City police.
Chicago police believe that the recent vandalism all occurred at some point between Saturday afternoon and Sunday night. They are encouraging business owners to keep the perimeter of their property well-lit, maintain a working surveillance system and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
No offenders had been identified and taken into custody as of Tuesday morning. Detectives are investigating the incident.
The Associated Press contributed.