The suspect identified as Luigi Mangione, 26 years old, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania when a McDonald’s fast food employee discovered the suspect eating at the restaurant and had many similarities to the agency’s description. function, Reuters reported.
Police also discovered a “ghost gun” – whose origin cannot be traced – and a silencer used in the shooting of Mr. Thompson. The gun is said to be assembled from many parts created from a 3D printer.
The suspect who killed the CEO of American insurance company UnitedHealth has been arrested
Mangione also used many fake documents, including a fake ID in New Jersey, identical to the ID the suspect used to rent a room in Manhattan, New York a few days before the attack on December 4. During the search, police also discovered documents mentioning “the suspect’s motives and thoughts”. Although he did not state a specific target, Mangione had “malice toward the American company,” according to New York Police Chief Inspector Joseph Kenny.
Image of the man suspected of being involved in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Mr. Brian Thompson, General Director of UnitedHealthcare (headquartered in the US), went to a hotel in New York to attend a company conference when he was shot multiple times by a gunman and died at the hospital. The suspect then left the scene. Security cameras recorded the suspect taking a taxi to a bus station in northern Manhattan. Police issued an arrest warrant and arrested the suspect on December 9.
Luigi Mangione was charged with illegal use of weapons, falsification of documents and other charges in Pennsylvania. Mangione will likely be taken to New York to face murder charges.
