Andy Newman is a real NYT journalist, but when I tried searching his latest posts on his page on the NYT website, I couldn't find this (even though other live contributions related to the story were showing up). Unsure if the post is fake, if it was real but deleted, if it just isn't showing up, or if I just can't see it without an NYT membership.
I also heard that the employee and the elderly person are one in the same, so who knows, details are super fuzzy right now.
More placating lies with the intent of dissipating backlash against McDonald’s public sentiment/profits
Well. if Judith Miller's NYT reported it, it MUST be true.
Here's the NYT page that says it was an eldery patron: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news
( https://archive.is/uANSh )according to AP:
A McDonald’s customer first recognized Mangione and notified an employee, authorities say
“The customer recognized, notified an employee and wanted someone to check it out further,” said Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police.
