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New details are emerging about Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the 26-year-old man arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday, who is now confirmed as the suspect in the shocking assassination last Wednesday of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Thompson was shot in the back outside a New York City Hilton Hotel, as he arrived just before 7:00 am on Wednesday for a corporate conference.
The killer had waited in the area until Thompson arrived, shot him in the back, then fled. A massive manhunt has been underway ever since.
Fox News shared the following details about the moment Mangione was apprehended:
Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday morning after a McDonald’s employee spotted him and thought he matched the suspect on a wanted poster. Police responded to the location for reports of a person matching the description of the man wanted for questioning in Thompson’s murder, but Altoona police said they initially took him into custody on unrelated charges.
When officers approached, they immediately recognized him, according to court documents. However, he allegedly handed over a fake ID and gave a phony name. When police asked if he’d recently been to New York, Mangione allegedly “became quiet and started to shake.”
High-level law enforcement sources told Fox News and Fox News Digital that he had a “ghost gun” similar to the suspected murder weapon, a suppressor and a fake ID in his possession when taken into custody. The Associated Press also reported he had writings critical of the healthcare industry.
The following video footage has been released of Mangione in police custody.
BREAKING🚨: Shooting suspect Luigi Mangione seen for the first time since being arrested in PA. Police led him into court. pic.twitter.com/HENxIDwHFT
— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) December 9, 2024
FOX News Digital obtained and posted the first photo showing Luigi Mangione inside an Altoona, PA police station:
EXCLUSIVE: FOX News Digital has obtained the first photo showing CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione inside an Altoona, PA police station. https://t.co/p1SHXqzsbr pic.twitter.com/LXVXnCnOvo
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 9, 2024
Luigi Mangione’s mugshot from inside Altoona, Pennsylvania police station. pic.twitter.com/3xYnHP43IY
— SyeClops (@SyeClops) December 9, 2024
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: LUIGI MANGIONE CHARGED WITH FORGERY, GUN CRIME
Luigi Mangione, suspected in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, faces charges in Pennsylvania, including forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with records, and false identification.… https://t.co/woKLYlox8O pic.twitter.com/ZU1TOIZDY7
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 9, 2024
Mangione graduated from the elite Gilman School in 2016, a private high school in Baltimore, and was the valedictorian of his class.
Journalist Collin Rugg found and posted a video of Mangione’s commencement speech:
REPORT: Luigi Mangione, who was named a person of interest in the execution of CEO Brian Thompson, was valedictorian of the Gilman School in 2016.
I have found footage of his valedictorian speech at the 119th Gilman School Founder’s Day Ceremony.
Mangione is one of six… pic.twitter.com/nPuXtmirWO
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 9, 2024
Like a true Italian, Luigi Mangione’s fatal error as an assassin was giving himself away by stopping to flirt with the cashier at the cafe before going to work pic.twitter.com/NGKSpBQAAv
— Lee (Greater) (@shortmagsmle) December 9, 2024
NEW: During the arrest of Luigi Mangione, police found multiple fraudulent IDs, a U.S. passport, and a firearm with a suppressor. Additionally, officers recovered a handwritten MANIFESTO. pic.twitter.com/oW6xj43xXC
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) December 9, 2024
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