The McDonald’s restaurant where police arrested the suspect in the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was met with backlash on Google.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged with murder and weapon offenses following his arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania Monday. A McDonald’s employee recognized Mangione eating in the dining room and called 911.
Online, Mangione’s arrest was met with mixed reaction. Some social media users celebrated Thompson’s targeted murder in the name of healthcare reform and left negative reviews about the restaurant.
“This location has rats in the kitchen that will make you sick and your insurance isn’t going to cover it,” one review read.
Other reviews made obvious references to the employee that called police, with further complaints of “rats” and “snitches.”
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Google responded to the increase in one-star reviews by removing them because “these reviews violate our policies” a spokesperson the Washington Examiner. The company’s policy promised to remove “content that has been posted from multiple accounts to manipulate a place’s rating.”
While the crime occurred in New York City, Mangione is detained in Pennsylvania, and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 23.
