‘Person of interest’ in custody over United Healthcare CEO shooting: NYPD
Al Jazeera
Police have been searching for gunman since Brian Thompson fatally shot in ‘brazen’ Midtown Manhattan attack.
Police in Pennsylvania have taken a “person of interest” into custody for the the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, according to the New York Police Department.
Speaking on Monday, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said the man had been identified by a worker at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, who alerted authorities.
The man, identified by Tisch as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs and a US passport at the time of his arrest. He had a firearm and suppressor on him, and police recovered clothing “including a mask consistent with those worn by our wanted individual”, Tisch said.
Writings that indicated “ill will towards corporate America” were also found on Mangione, an NYPD detective said.
The arrest comes five days after Thompson was fatally shot outside of his hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The brazen early morning attack was caught on surveillance camera, but the shooter was able to escape via bike, entering the sprawling Central Park.
