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The alarming trend of people applauding the suspected shooter in has hit Seattle Thursday morning.

A construction road sign has been seen flashing “one less CEO” along State Route 99 (SR 99).

Disgusting.

— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)

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Two messages — flashing during the busy Thursday Seattle commute just South of the Aurora Bridge near Dexter Way North — read “ONE LESS CEO” and “MANY MORE TO GO” for thousands of commuters to see.

References to the recent fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City by Luigi Mangione have created a disturbing trend around the nation that’s included everything from T-shirts to memes to threats against the person who identified the shooter in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s and called 911.

New York prosecutors charged Mangione with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

The messages were caught on cell phone video and posted to social media.

Contributing: Frank Sumrall, MyNorthwest

Luke Duecy is a reporter for ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio