Luigi Mangione, the gunman suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is now charged with murder in New York City.
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of outside a New York City hotel, is now charged with murder, according to court documents.UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
The New York City Police Department and Mayor Eric Adams the 26-year-old earlier in the day on forgery and in Pennsylvania. At the time, he was still considered a person of interest in the case. announced on Mondaywas taken into custodyillegal gun charges
« He matches the description of the identification we’ve been looking for. He’s also in possession of several items that we believe will connect him to this incident », Adams said Monday. « How did we do it? Good old fashioned police work. »
The murder charge starts the extradition process back to New York that could take days or weeks. Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday by a customer.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a tipster called police after seeing a man who looked like at a McDonald’s. the suspect
« The suspect was in a McDonald’s and was recognized by an employee who then called local police. Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport », she said. « Upon further investigation, officers recovered a firearm on his person, as well as a suppressor, both consistent with the weapon used in the murder.
