NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione, a person arrested in Pennsylvania, is being questioned in reference to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, police stated Monday.
Mangione, 26, was noticed at a McDonald’s in Altoona by somebody who’d seen photos of the person of interest within the case. Local authorities responded and arrested him on an unlawful gun cost, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated.
“At this time, he’s believed to be our particular person of curiosity within the brazen, focused homicide of Brian Thompson,” Tisch stated. “The suspect was in a McDonald’s after which acknowledged by an worker who then known as police. Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was performing suspiciously and was carrying a number of fraudulent IDs in addition to a U.S. passport.”
The gun discovered on Mangione might have been a 3D-printed ghost gun, NYPD Chief of Detectives Kenny stated.
Gun recovered matches description of homicide weapon, police say
Thompson, 50, was fatally shot outdoors the Hilton Midtown resort on Dec. 4. NYPD recognized a person of interest who they stated had used a pretend New Jersey ID to check into a hostel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side earlier than the capturing. Investigators later stated they believed the particular person of curiosity had left New York City, possibly on a bus bound for Atlanta.
Mangione was present in possession of a gun and suppresser, matching a description of the weapon used to kill Thompson, when he was arrested, Tisch stated. He additionally had a pretend New Jersey ID, matching the one used to examine into the hostel, based on the police commissioner.
“Additionally, officers recovered a hand-written doc that speaks to each his mindset and motivation,” Tisch stated. “NYPD detectives are on their technique to Pennsylvania as we search to interview the topic additional.”
“This is a robust particular person of curiosity,” stated New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “He matches the outline of the identification we have been searching for. He’s additionally in possession of a number of gadgets that we imagine will join him to this incident.”
Over the weekend, NYPD continued to search Central Park for clues, particularly the weapon used to kill Thompson, however had been unsuccessful. Investigators on Friday discovered what they imagine is the suspected gunman’s backpack within the park, legislation enforcement officers instructed CBS News.
Shocking homicide caught on video
Thompson’s homicide outdoors the Hilton on Sixth Avenue close to West 54th Street was caught on surveillance video. It confirmed Thompson strolling down the road and the gunman appearing behind him. Wielding a pistol with a silencer on it, the gunman is seen taking goal and firing, capturing Thompson within the again. As Thompson falls, the gunman seems to clear a jam within the weapon, take goal and hearth once more. The gun then apparently jams once more, earlier than the gunman clears the spherical and fires as soon as extra earlier than operating throughout the road.
Tisch known as the killing a “premeditated, preplanned, focused assault” because the division launched an all-out manhunt and supplied a $10,000 reward for data resulting in an arrest. The FBI was additionally providing a reward of as much as $50,000 for data resulting in an arrest and conviction.
“Many folks handed the suspect, however he appeared to attend for his supposed goal,” Tisch said at a news conference the day of the killing. “The full investigative efforts of the New York City Police Department are properly underway, and we won’t relaxation till we determine and apprehend the shooter on this case.”
Quickly, investigators put collectively a timeline of the shooting, including the suspect’s movements and escape route.
The subsequent day, police released images of a person they wanted to question in reference to the killing as they zeroed in on the hostel the place he was allegedly staying.
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