The authorities announced on Monday that a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson26-year-old Luigi Mangione, has been arrested on gun charges in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
“At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen targeted killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, last Wednesday in Midtown Manhattan,” New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
Mangione has not yet been charged in Thompson's death.
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Where was Luigi Mangione found?
Mangione was discovered at a McDonald's “acting suspiciously,” Tisch said, and was carrying a fake New Jersey ID with the same name used at a Manhattan hotel the alleged gunman had checked into last month, according to NBC .
He was also found with a gun and a suppressor that were “both consistent with the weapon used in the murder.” Tisch saidadding that there was also a three-page, handwritten document noting possible “motivation and mindset”.
However, authorities did not provide details CNN is reporting that the document included the phrases, “These vermin had arrived” and “I apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.”
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Is Luigi Mangione on social media?
The internet was quick to find what it could be Mangione's X account and his Instagram account.
EXCLUSIVE: Person of interest in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ID'd as Luigi Mangione, an alumnus of the Ivy League https://t.co/OGq6v0JMhO pic.twitter.com/JFwqGmSSFm
— New York Post (@nypost) December 9, 2024
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