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Luigi Mangione, a man arrested in Pennsylvania, is being questioned in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, police said Monday.
Mangione, 26, was spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona by someone who’d seen photos of the person of interest in the case. Local authorities responded and arrested him on an illegal gun charge, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
"At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of Brian Thompson," Tisch said. "The suspect was in a McDonald’s and then recognized by an employee who then called police. Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs as well as a U.S. passport."
The gun police found on him may have been a 3D-printed ghost gun, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said.
Mangione is an Ivy League graduate and part of a prominent family in Maryland. Police said he has no prior arrest history in New York.
"This is a strong person of interest," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "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."
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