new york – Luigi Mangione, murder suspect UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson He has now been charged with murder outside a New York City hotel, according to court documents.
New York City Police Department and Mayor Eric Adams announced on monday 26 year old taken into custody on fraud in the first day and illegal gun charges In Pennsylvania. Even at that time he was considered a person of interest in the case.
“He matches the description of the identification we're looking for, he also has several items that we believe will link him to this incident,” Adams said Monday. “How did we do it? Good old fashioned police work.”
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a tipster called police after seeing a man who looked like person of interest At McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He said, “The suspect was at a McDonald's and was recognized by an employee, who called local police. Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and had multiple fake IDs as well. Also had an American passport.” “Upon further investigation, officers recovered a firearm from his body, as well as a suppressor, both of which were consistent with the weapon used in the murder. They also recovered clothing, including a mask, which was worn by our wanted individual. It was in accordance with the warnings given.”
“Additionally, authorities recovered a handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset,” Tisch said.
NYPD officials described a weapon as a possible weapon.ghost gun,” and said the written document was three pages long.
Tisch said the same was found near Mangione. Fake New Jersey ID used by person of interest to check into hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where he Seen without mask in surveillance imagesHe was later seen at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Washington Heights and is believed to have boarded a bus there after the shooting.
UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead in Manhattan
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50 year old Thompson was shot by a masked shooter on December 4 outside the Hilton Midtown Hotel, where UnitedHealthcare was set to hold its annual investor conference,
The NYPD called it a “premeditated, premeditated, targeted attack.” launched an intensive search operationPolice offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, and the FBI later increased the reward amount to $50,000.
Investigators quickly started connecting the links Timeline of the shooting, including the suspect's movements and escape routeThe following day, police released photographs of a man wanted for questioning, as they focused on the hostel where he was staying.
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The police had found many clues at the beginning of the investigation. They were able to trace the suspect's movements prior to the shooting and his escape by bicycle through Central Park.
Investigators searched the park for several days and found a backpack containing a jacket and Monopoly money, but it did not contain the murder weapon. Dive teams in scuba gear continued to search a pond near the park's Bethesda Fountain in search of the gun.
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Police also found kiosks at the scene “Delay” and “Denial” It is written in detail on them. Investigators believe those words were related A reference made by critics of the health insurance industry,
Authorities also recovered a cellphone at the scene, as well as a water bottle and a candy bar wrapper they believe the suspect left at the Starbucks before the shooting.
Meanwhile, investigators are examining every aspect of Thompson's life to determine a motive.
“They're going to look at the business end, you have a company that has laid off people. They're going to look at individual stories, and they're going to focus on the letters, the desperate people who didn't get care or testing. Or something that could have saved someone's life or that blames the company,'' said former NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller.
Thompson, A Married father of two children, He was in New York City for two days before his murder. His wife, Paulette, spoke about the family's loss.
“Brian was a wonderful man with a big heart who lived life to the fullest,” he said. “He will be greatly missed by everyone. Our hearts are broken and heartbroken by this news.”
Check back soon for the latest updates on this developing story.
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