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- Luigi Mangione, who officials have named as a person of interest in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was arraigned on gun and felony charges at a Pennsylvania courthouse Monday night.
- Mangione was arrested Monday morning at a McDonald's in Altoona, Penn., after an employee called police.
- The 26-year-old is expected to face separate charges in New York in connection with the Manhattan shooting death of Thompson last Wednesday.
The man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested Monday, New York City officials said, ending a massive five-day manhunt.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Penn., after a fast-food restaurant employee saw him eating at McDonald's who thought he looked like the gunman, said officials at a press conference.
According to New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who spoke at a press conference in New York City on Monday, Mangione was found with a “ghost gun” – a firearm assembled from parts, making it inaccessible – and a silence that matched the armor. He used to shoot Thompson, as well as clothes and a mask similar to those worn by the killer.
The ghost gun may have been produced with a 3D printer, said Joseph Kenny, the NYPD's chief of detectives.
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Mangione was brought into the Blair County courthouse in Altoona for his arraignment Monday night, where the firearms and burglary charges were read against him. The judge asked Mangione if he understood the charges against him, and he said he did. No application has been entered.
Prosecutors, citing fake IDs and a large amount of cash found on Mangione, argued that he was a flight risk and asked for bail to be denied, which he was.
Gov. said Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro said he expected Mangione to face charges in New York soon.
A handwritten document spoke to inspiration: police
Mangione had several fake IDs, officials said, including a fake New Jersey ID that matched the one the gunman used to check into a Manhattan hostel days before the shooting.
Police also found a handwritten document that speaks to “both his motivation and his mindset,” Tisch said.
Although the document did not mention specific targets, Kenny said Mangione harbored “bad will toward corporate America.” ”
New York City police officials say Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pa., and is being held as a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They say the officers found a firearm and ammunition that matched those used in the shooting.
Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, attended college in Pennsylvania, had ties to San Francisco and eventually lived in Honolulu, officials said.
Thompson, 50, was shot outside a Manhattan hotel early Wednesday morning by a masked man who appeared to be waiting for him before shooting the executive from behind, CCTV video and images show of the shooting that was broadcast by news organizations and online.
The gunman hid his identity with a mask during the shooting but left a trail of evidence, including a backpack he dropped in Central Park, a cell phone found in a pedestrian plaza and a bottle of water and a protein bar package that police say he bought at Starbucks minutes before the attack.
On Friday, police found the backpack they say the killer threw away as he fled the scene of the crime to a downtown bus station, where they thought he left town by bus.
Retracing the steps of the gunman using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter fled into Central Park on a bicycle, then came out of the park without his backpack and then dropped the bike.
He then walked a few blocks and got into a taxi, arriving at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, which is near the northern end of Manhattan and provides commuter service to New Jersey and Greyhound routes to Philadelphia, Boston and Washington. , Kenny said.
Police have not publicly identified a motive, but have said Thompson appeared to have been deliberately targeted.
The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were carved into shell casings found at the site, multiple news outlets have reported.
The words evoke the title of a book criticizing the insurance industry published in 2010 entitled Delay, denial, defense: Why insurance companies won't pay claims and what you can do about it.
The FBI announced late Friday that it was offering a reward of $50,000 US for information leading to an arrest and conviction, in addition to a reward of up to $10,000 US offered by the NYPD.
Mangione attended an elite Baltimore prep school, graduating as valedictorian in 2016, according to the school's website. In his graduation speech, he spoke of his classmates' “amazing courage to explore the unknown and try new things.”
A Facebook profile that appears to be Mangione's identified himself as being from Towson, Md., and a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Photos appear to show Mangione at Stanford University wearing Stanford-branded clothing.
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None of the universities immediately responded to requests for comment.
An account on social media platform X that looks like Mangione says he has an MSE and BSE in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Honolulu.
Thomson, a father of two, had been CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit since April 2021, part of a 20-year career with the company. He had been in New York to attend the company's annual investor conference.
“We hope today's awareness brings some relief to Brian's family, friends, colleagues and many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy,” said a spokesperson for UnitedHealth Group.
