New York Police
NEW YORK (TCN) — Local police in Pennsylvania took a 26-year-old person of interest in to custody at a McDonald’s in connection with the Dec. 4 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
According to New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, on Dec. 9, a McDonald’s employee recognized the suspect from photos distributed by the NYPD and called law enforcement. Altoona Police responded to the restaurant and arrested Luigi Mangione on firearm charges.
Authorities found fake IDs, a mask, and a passport in his possession, as well as a firearm and suppressor consistent with the weapon used in the shooting. Police also reportedly found a fraudulent New Jersey license matching the one he used to check into a New York hostel, where he stayed for several days before Thompson’s killing.
The suspect fled New York City following the shooting and was last seen entering the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Investigators from the NYPD and FBI have been searching for the man who shot Thompson as he walked to the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan for an investors conference. Police called the shooting a “premeditated, targeted attack.”
Tisch and New York Police Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione had a handwritten three-page document. Kenny said it appears the person of interest “has some ill will toward corporate America” and was critical of the health insurance industry.
Mangione was reportedly born and raised in Maryland and has ties to San Francisco. His most current address is in Honolulu. New York detectives will travel to Pennsylvania to interview Mangione.
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