Killing of Brian Thompson

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/killing-of-brian-thompson

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of death?December 4, 2024
2. What is the location of death?Midtown Manhattan, New York City, outside the New York Hilton Midtown
3. Who was Brian Thompson?Brian Thompson was the chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare, a large health insurance company in the United States.
4. What happened to him on December 4, 2024?He was shot and died in Midtown Manhattan, near the entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown, early in the morning.

CEO (Chief Executive Officer): The highest-ranking executive responsible for managing a company's operations.
UnitedHealthcare: A major American health insurance and benefits company.
3D Printing: Additive manufacturing technology that builds three-dimensional objects layer by layer from a digital model.
Extradition: The formal process by which one jurisdiction surrenders an individual to another jurisdiction for prosecution or punishment.