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What you need to know
- According to an arrest warrant, Luigi Mangione (26), has been charged by a court with murdering UnitedHealthCare’s CEO Brian Thompson in second degree.
- Mangione allegedly confessed to the police that he had done so in writing.
- Mangione has also been charged with possessing an illegal firearm and fraudulent documents.
A warrant of arrest charges Luigi Mangione with second-degree homicide in the killing Dec. 4 UnitedHealthCare’s CEO Brian Thompson.
A warrant for Mangione's arrest in New York said that Mangione has been charged with second-degree murder, as well as possession of an illegal weapon and a fraudulent document.
Mangione, a Pennsylvania man, was arrested on Monday at an Altoona McDonald’s, after a restaurant employee reported him to police when he noticed that a customer looked like the images released by police of the gunman.
Joseph Kenney of the New York Police Department, chief detective, said on Monday that police had found a written document which suggested Mangione may have been involved in terrorism. “ill will toward Corporate America.” Mangione allegedly was found in possession of a pistol semi-automatic, a gun silencer, and “written admissions about the crime,” It is stated in the warrant.
Mangione was the valedictorian of Gilman School (an all-boys’ institution located in north Baltimore in Maryland) in 2016. He went on to pursue computer science at Penn and AI, as reported by the Baltimore Banner. According to The Banner, his family holds a lot of influence in Baltimore. His grandfather was a country club owner and ran nursing homes, and he has one cousin who is county councilor.
Police said Thompson, a Minnesota resident, was killed as he was walking toward the hotel in midtown Manhattan where UnitedHealth Group, parent company of health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, held an investor conference.
NYPD: The suspect left New York City, ran to the north, then biked through Central Park. A five-day search ensued.
Updated article with new background info on Mangione.
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