Police Arrest, Identify Suspect in CEO's Murder

He is named as Luigi Mangione, 26
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 9, 2024 11:03 AM CST
Updated Dec 9, 2024 12:55 PM CST
Suspect Is Being Questioned in CEO's Murder
This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a man wanted for questioning in connection to the investigation of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.   (New York City Police Department via AP)
UPDATE Dec 9, 2024 12:55 PM CST

Police have arrested a suspect in last week's shooting of a health insurance CEO and identified him as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione of Maryland, reports the New York Times. Mangione was spotted Monday morning at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Dec 9, 2024 11:03 AM CST

Police may have scored a break in last week's shooting of a health insurance CEO. The New York Times reports that authorities have detained a man in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and are questioning him. Authorities were reportedly tipped off by an employee in a McDonald's who spotted the man and thought he bore a resemblance to the suspect, reports CNN. A police search revealed that the man had a gun similar to the one used by the shooter in New York City, the AP reports. He also reportedly had a silencer, along with fake ID cards similar to those used by the New York City gunman.

Altoona is about 230 miles west of New York City, and investigators from New York were en route on Monday. Authorities previously said they suspected the gunman had left New York City, perhaps via a bus station. The person in custody has not been identified, but CNN reports that he is 26 and was traveling by bus. (A Saturday Night Live segment about the killing has been criticized as "classless.")

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