The BBCA 26-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.
Luigi Mangione was taken into custody Monday at a McDonald’s in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 280 miles (450 kilometers) west of New York City, after a customer at the fast-food outlet recognized him.
According to police, he was found with a 3D-printed gun and a handwritten document indicating “motivation and mentality”.
Mr. Mangione subsequently appeared in a Pennsylvania court to appear on the five preliminary counts and was denied bail.
Just hours later, New York investigators charged Mr. Mangione with murder and four other counts, including firearms charges.
Mr. Thompson, 50, was shot in the back early Wednesday morning outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where UnitedHealthcare, the medical insurer he led, was holding an investor meeting. had been
Police say he was targeted in a pre-planned murder.
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