A strong person of interest was arrested by police.A quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania notified authorities about a customer who was discovered with a weapon and writings connecting him to the ambush, which led to the heinous Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on Monday.
According to police sources, the 26-year-old man had writings that suggested his resentment of corporate America and a gun that was thought to have been used in the murder. At a press conference, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that he was arrested after police received a tip that he was dining at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Luigi Mangione was identified by the police as the suspect. At a news briefing, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny stated that Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has connections to San Francisco, and his last known residence is in Honolulu.
On Monday, Mangione was accused in Pennsylvania with forgery, firearms, and other offenses. After being arraigned, he was ordered to be jailed without bail.
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Writings from the suspect are voluminous, Altoona deputy chief of police says
Derek Swope, the deputy chief of police for Altoona, told The Associated Press, “They were very detailed, and everything we have is going to be turned over to NYPD.”
He didn’t go into additional detail about the texts.
A McDonald s customer first recognized Mangione and notified an employee, authorities say
According to Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens, the client recognized it, told an employee, and requested that someone look into it further.
Suspect went from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh after the shooting, authorities say
According to Bivens, he was probably at a number of places throughout the state.
He was quite cautious in his attempts to maintain a low profile and avoid cameras, which he did not always succeed at, but it was evident that he was trying,” Bivens stated. He also tried to evade discovery by using some of the technological equipment.
Rookie police officer who helped arrest the suspect says, We knew that was our guy
Only around six months into his career, police Tyler Frye and another police responded to the McDonald’s where the suspect was seen.
They requested that he remove his blue medical mask, and they recognized him right away, Frye added. We knew he was our guy, so we didn’t even consider it.
“Getting a guy like that off the street feels great, especially starting my career this way,” Frye added.
Mangione had a large sum of cash when he was arrested, prosecutor says
In court, Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks stated that Mangione had $10,000 in cash, $2,000 in foreign currency, and a passport.
The sum was contested by Mangione.
According to the prosecutor, a box of masks was also discovered with him.
Gov. Josh Shapiro hails the hero who notified police about the suspect
According to Shapiro, a Pennsylvanian reported something to our local police after seeing it early this morning.
This murderer is being praised as a hero in certain shadowy quarters. The Democrat went on, “Hear me out: he is not a hero.” The individual who dialed 911 at McDonald’s this morning is the true hero of this tale.
Authorities are giving an update after Mangione s arraignment
Derek Swope, the deputy chief of Altoona, opens the press conference. Behind the mics are a Pennsylvania state trooper, other law enforcement officers, and at least six men wearing NYPD coats.
Mangione is arraigned and ordered held without bail
He requested if he could respond to the question of whether he need a public defender at a later time.
What police say they found in Mangione s backpack
According to court documents, Mangione was arrested on counts of forgery and fraudulent identification after giving police his true name and birthdate.
According to the documents, authorities discovered a black silencer and a black, 3D-printed pistol in his rucksack.
The handgun included a metal threaded barrel, a plastic handle, and a metal slide. It contained one loose 9 mm hollow-point round and six 9 mm full metal jacket rounds in a loaded Glock magazine.
Court docs describe the moment police saw Mangione in the McDonald s
Court filings state that Mangione was sitting at a table in the back of the McDonald’s, staring at a silver laptop computer while carrying a backpack on the ground. She was wearing a blue medical mask.
According to the records, Altoona police officers instantly identified him as the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson when he removed his disguise.
Mangione gave authorities a phony ID when they asked for identification, a driver’s license from New Jersey with the wrong date of birth and a different name.
Mangione began shaking when police asked if he had been in New York recently, court papers say
According to court filings, Mangione grew silent and began to shiver when an officer questioned him if he had recently visited New York.
Mangione is charged with weapons, forgery and other charges in Pennsylvania
He was charged with forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, altering documents or identification, possessing a criminal weapon, and giving false identification to law enforcement in a police criminal complaint.
Mangione arrives at court
A video of a shackled Mangione arriving at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was shared on the social media site X.
Recent cases suggest that it could be a while before Mangione is returned to New York
For instance, extradition of a guy accused of stabbing two employees at the Museum of Modern Art in 2022 took almost ten months.
Gary Cabana, the suspect, was also taken into custody in Pennsylvania and accused of setting fire to his hotel room in Philadelphia. After entering a guilty plea to an arson charge in Pennsylvania, Cabana was returned to New York.
In order to speed up the proceedings, Manhattan prosecutors can try to indict Mangione for Thompson’s murder while he is still being held by Pennsylvania police. After that, they might be able to secure a fugitive or supreme court warrant to return him to New York.
Former classmate of Mangione says he had everything going for him
Mangione and Freddie Leatherbury have not talked since they graduated from Maryland’s Gilman School in 2016. He claimed that, even by the standards of the private school, Mangione was a bright, gregarious, athletic student from a wealthy family.
In all honesty, Leatherbury said that he had it all.
When a friend informed him about their former classmate’s imprisonment, Leatherbury claimed he was taken aback.
According to what I knew about him in high school, he doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would do this, Leatherbury stated.
Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family
According to a representative for the delegate’s office on Monday, Republican state legislator Nino Mangione of Maryland is one of his relatives.
According to a 2008 obituary, Nick Mangione Sr. has 37 grandchildren, including Luigi Mangione.
According to a 1995 Baltimore Sun story, Mangione Sr. was raised in poverty in Little Italy in Baltimore and became a rich real estate developer and philanthropist after serving in the Navy during World War II. According to a statement released by Loyola University in honor of his late wife, Mary Cuba Mangione, who passed away in 2023, he and his wife focused their charitable efforts on the Mangione Family Foundation. They made contributions to a wide range of causes, including the arts, higher education, and Catholic organizations.
On Monday night, a guy who answered the door to the Mangione Family Foundation’s headquarters refused to speak.
Mangione Sr. was well-known for his 1978 purchase of Turf Valley Resort, a vast opulent retreat and convention center outside of Baltimore. According to a 2003 Washington Post article, Nick Mangione Sr., a father of ten children, trained his five sons, including Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis Mangione, to assist in running the family business.
In 1986, the Mangione family also acquired Hayfields Country Club, which is located north of Baltimore. An entry to the property, which is connected to Luigi Mangione’s parents according to public records, was shut off by Baltimore County police officers on Monday afternoon. Outside the entryway, a crowd of photographers and reporters gathered.
UnitedHealth Group comments on the arrest
According to a UnitedHealth Group representative on Monday, “We hope that today’s apprehension brings some relief to Brian’s family, friends, colleagues, and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy.” We express our gratitude to law enforcement and will keep collaborating with them on this inquiry. As the family grieves, we kindly ask that everyone respect their privacy.
Baltimore s Gilman School sends an email about Luigi Mangione s arrest
In an email to parents and alumni, Gilman headmaster Henry P.A. Smyth said it recently learned that Mangione, a 2016 graduate, was arrested in the CEO s killing.
Other than what is being published in the news, we don’t have any information,” Smyth stated. On top of an already terrible circumstance, this is extremely upsetting news. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those impacted.
Mangione earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Pennsylvania
According to a spokesperson who talked to The Associated Press on Monday, Mangione, a high school valedictorian from a prep school in Maryland, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020.
According to a 2018 article in Penn Today, a campus newspaper, he had learnt to code in high school and had assisted in founding a club at Penn for those interested in gaming and game design.
Additionally, it appears from his posts that he was a member of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. Along with pictures of him with family and friends in Hawaii, San Diego, Puerto Rico, the New Jersey shore, and other places, they also include him participating in a 2019 program at Stanford University.
Altoona police describe how they arrested the suspect
Altoona police say officers were dispatched to a McDonald s on Monday morning in response to reports of a male matching the description of the man wanted in connection with the United Healthcare CEO s killing in New York City.
In a news release, police say officers made contact with the man, who was then arrested on unrelated charges. The Altoona Police Department says it s cooperating with local, state, and federal agencies.
Police are investigating the path the suspect took to Pennsylvania
This just happened this morning. We ll be working, backtracking his steps from New York to Altoona, Pennsylvania, Kenny said.
Suspect will face gun charges in Altoona, Pennsylvania, police say
And at some point we ll work out through extradition to bring him back to New York to face charges here, working with the Manhattan district attorney s office, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said.
Suspect had a ghost gun, police say
As of right now, the information we re getting from Altoona is that the gun appears to be a ghost gun that may have been made on a 3D printer, capable of firing a 9 mm round, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news briefing.
Suspect had handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset, police commissioner says
The document suggested the suspect had ill will toward corporate America, police added.
Police identify the suspect as Luigi Mangione
Mangione, 26, was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco, and his last known address in Honolulu, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news briefing.
26-year-old arrested with weapon consistent with the gun used in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Police have arrested a 26-year-old with a weapon consistent with the gun used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOBrian Thompson, New York City s police commissioner says.
Thompson, 50, died in a dawn ambush Wednesday as he walked to the company s annual investor conference at Manhattan hotel. Thompson had traveled from Minnesota for the event.
Man questioned in UnitedHealthcare CEO s killing had writings critical of the industry, source says
A man being questioned Monday in the killing of UnitedHealthcareCEO Brian Thompsonhad writings that appeared to be critical of the health insurance industry, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
The man also had a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing, the official said.
Police apprehended the man after receiving a tip that he had been spotted at a McDonald s near Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 233 miles (375 kilometers) west of New York City, said the official, who wasn t authorized to discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Along with the gun, police found a silencer and fake IDs, according to the official.
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Along with the gun, police found a silencer, fake IDs and writings apparently critical of the health insurance industry
That s also according to the law enforcement official.
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Police take suspect into custody after getting a tip that he d been spotted at a McDonald s
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—By The Associated Press
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