At noon on Monday, December 9, New York City law enforcement and Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference announcing that they had arrested a man in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. , in Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4. At the moment, he has been arrested on charges of weapons possession.
As CNN’s Elise Hammond reported, the person of interest in the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, identified as Luigi Mangione, was “sitting there eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday morning. [at about 9:15 AM]when an employee at that restaurant called the police,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told the assembled press. “Fortunately, a Pennsylvania citizen recognized our subject and called local police,” he said. Kenny said that “at this point in our investigation, we do not believe he was trying to flee the country.”
CNN’s John Miller reported Monday afternoon that, “Among the lines of the two-page document found about the “strong person of interest” Luigi Mangione are the following two quotes: “These parasites deserved it” and “I apologize for any conflict and trauma, but I had to do it.” ”. “It can be done,” a police officer who saw the document told CNN. In the note, Mangione says that he acted alone and was self-financing. The document lashed out at the health care industry and suggested that violence is the answer, according to the official.”
AND, he New York Daily NewsRocco Parascandaloa, Graham Rayman, Chris Sommerfelt, Thomas Tracy and Ellen Moynihan, Monday afternoon quoted NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny as saying during the progress conference that Mangione, based on his writings, has “ill will toward American companies.” Kenny told reporters that “on an online list of books Mangione read this year is Unabomber by Theodore Kaczynski. Industrial society and its future, which he rated four out of five stars.”
Mangione was carrying a gun, a silencer and other fake identification cards similar to those believed to have been used by the killer in New York, according to one of the law enforcement officials and a person briefed on the investigation. Mangione showed police the same fake New Jersey ID that the man he believed was the gunman presented when he checked into a shelter on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Nov. 24, a senior law enforcement official said.
Meanwhile, he New York TimesAndy Newman, Chelsia Rose Marcius, William K. Rashbaum, Maria Cramer and Michael Wilson reported Monday afternoon. “The weapon appears to be a so-called ghost gun, assembled from parts that may have been manufactured with a 3D printer,” Chief Kenny said. Mangione also carried a handwritten manifesto that criticized health care companies for putting profits before care, according to two law enforcement officials. “He was born and raised in Maryland and has lived in San Francisco and Honolulu, police said.”
Furthermore, the New York Times The journalists wrote: “On social media, a man named Luigi Mangione posted photographs of his trips with friends and family. A person with the same name attended a private high school in the Baltimore area, where he struggled and earned top grades, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 with degrees in engineering, according to a school graduation schedule. Mangione is being held on local charges, the official said, possibly related to presenting a false ID to police. He has not been arrested or charged in connection with the murder. “NYPD investigators are traveling to Altoona, in western Pennsylvania, about 280 miles from the city, according to one of the law enforcement officials.”
They added that “police had been searching for the gunman since the Wednesday morning attack on Brian Thompson, 50, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, outside a Midtown hotel. They believe the killer left New York by bus shortly afterward. The person now in custody arrived in Altoona on a Greyhound bus, a senior law enforcement official said. “Mr. Thompson’s killer is also believed to have taken a Greyhound when he arrived in New York City 10 days before the shooting.”
On December 5, Minyvonne Burke, David K. Li and Marlene Lenthang of NBC News reported that “Thompson did not travel with any personal security details despite the known threats against him. His wife, Paulette Thompson, said he had been receiving threats.” Paulette Thompson told reporters that “there were some threats. Basically, I don’t know, lack of[healthinsurancecoverage?Idon’tknowdetailsIjustknowthatthesaidthereweresomepeoplethathadbeenthreateninghim”[coberturadeseguromédico?NoconozcodetallesSóloséquedijoquehabíaalgunaspersonasquelohabíanestadoamenazando”[healthinsurancecoverage?Idon’tknowdetailsIjustknowthathesaidthereweresomepeoplethathadbeenthreateninghim”
Thompson’s murder took place last week amid a growing wave of anti-managed care sentiment among the public. On December 7, ABC News’ Desire Adib and Ivan Pereira reported that “fury, anger and resentment toward the health care industry have exploded in public rhetoric in the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and one activist said that “volcanic” eruption of emotion has been boiling for years. People have been flooding social media posts with statements criticizing UHC for its policies, mentioning occasions when they were personally denied coverage or charged huge bills for services. In some cases, some users have even praised Thompson’s murder and the shooter, who is still at large and has not been publicly identified as of Friday night. UHC’s Facebook post in memory of Thompson was filled with “laughing” emojis and comments berating the insurer before comments were closed.”
This is a developing story; Will be updated as additional developments warrant.
