On Monday, police arrested Luigi Mangione for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at a McDonald’s. The BBC reported that the suspect wore a mask to cover his face in New York City, where he allegedly gunned down Thompson. The incident occurred last Wednesday on a Midtown Manhattan street outside a hotel, where the killer used a silenced handgun to fatally shoot Thompson. The killing prompted a widespread manhunt for the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooter, who was captured earlier this week.
Authorities reportedly used surveillance shots of Mangione from the moment he briefly removed his mask to flirt with a woman at an Upper West Side hostel where he was staying. They circulated a grainy still of the “person of interest” showing the fugitive’s uncovered face and finally got a lead on Monday morning when 26-year-old Mangione took off his mask again in public. He was eating at a McDonald’s on East Plank Road off Interstate 99, where authorities found him.
Luigi Mangione arrested after a call from McDonald’s employee
Authorities arrested Luigi Mangione in connection with Brian Thompson’s murder on Monday morning after a McDonald’s employee called 911. CNN stated that a customer alerted the said employee of the establishment after noticing a man resembling the UnitedHealthcare shooter. Police officers found Mangione not long after 9 a.m. and “immediately recognized him” after asking him to pull down his mask. A criminal complaint reported that the suspect was “wearing a medical mask and a beanie” as he sat “in the rear of the building at a table.”
New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch claimed they found “a black 3D-printed pistol” and a “black silencer” in Mangione’s backpack. Commissioner Tisch further noted that they believe the firearm as well as the silencer were the same ones the shooter used in Thompson’s killing. In addition, the arresting officers claimed the suspect initially gave them a fraudulent New Jersey ID. The identification card showed the name Mark Rosario. Later, he provided the officers with his real name. Besides the weapon, police also found what they believe is his “manifesto,” which Tisch stated “speaks to both his motivation and mindset.”
Luigi Mangione is now facing multiple charges. New York prosecutors have charged the alleged killer with murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree possession of a forged document, and third-degree criminal possession of a firearm.
