A 26-year-old man was detained by Pennsylvania police on local charges after being named as a person of interest in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.
Luigi Mangione was taken into custody by Altoona police, according to New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
During a briefing, Tisch said that Luigi Mangione is thought to be our person of interest in the heinous, targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan last Wednesday.
Mangione was taken into custody by police at a McDonald’s in Altoona, which is roughly 280 miles from New York City, at around nine in the morning. Officials say an employee recognized him and contacted the police.
Tisch claims that when Mangione checked into a hostel on November 24, she had a false New Jersey ID bearing the same name as the suspect, a gun, and a silencer.
Additionally, officers discovered a mask and clothing that matched those used by our desired person.
Authorities have not formally named Mangione as a suspect or charged him in relation to the shooting as of 3 p.m. Monday.
According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, Mangione will be charged with a gun in Altoona, and the district attorney’s office will talk about any possible extradition back to New York City.
During a conference on Monday afternoon, New York Mayor Eric Adams characterized Mangione as a major person of interest.
Mangione was born and reared in Maryland, but has resided in San Francisco and Hawaii, according to the police.
A individual with the same name went to a private high school in Baltimore, according to the New York Times. He graduated with a degree in engineering in 2020, according to the University of Pennsylvania.
Kenny asserted that Mangione possessed a 9mm round-firing ghost gun that may have been created using a 3-D printer.
According to Kenny, Mangione was also carrying a handwritten manifesto that was three pages long. He stated that authorities don’t think there are any further threats, but he wouldn’t clarify if it specifically targeted Thompson or UnitedHealthcare.
According to Kenny, it appears that he has some animosity for corporate America.
Kenny further asserted that Mangione’s capture was made possible by the police releasing a picture of the suspect’s face.
Thompson was shot in the back and right calf while he was en route to speak at an investor gathering, and he died early on December 4 outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan. He was declared deceased by the hospital.
Since the attacker’s escape to Central Park, authorities have been searching for a suspect. On Friday, they found a backpack in Central Park that they think the murderer left behind as he ran away. On the day of the shooting, authorities think he took a bus out of the city.
A abandoned water bottle and a protein bar wrapper discovered close to the site were among the DNA evidence that authorities collected and processed. According to the police, the suspect spent the night in the city using a phony ID.
According to the FBI’s New York City field office, the FBI also entered the investigation and offered up to $50,000 for information that results in the arrest and conviction of the gunman.
Following the arrest, a UnitedHealth Group spokeswoman said in a statement released on Monday that they hope the arrest will provide some comfort to Brian’s friends, family, coworkers, and the numerous others impacted by this unimaginable tragedy.
We are grateful to law enforcement and will keep working with them on this inquiry. While the family is grieving, we ask that everyone respect their privacy.
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