Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week, has been charged with murder.
Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate late Monday. Associated Press reportedhe said, citing online court records. of new york timesreported that the original murder charge was second-degree murder, citing court records.
Mangione remains incarcerated in Pennsylvania, charged with unlicensed possession of a firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police, according to the Associated Press.
The newspaper added that a customer at the McDonald's in Altoona, about two hours east of Pittsburgh, spotted Mangione on Monday morning and alerted an employee, who quickly arrived and questioned Mangione.
police shown According to the criminal complaint, he recognized Mangione the moment he pulled down his mask at his request at the restaurant. Police asked Mangione if he had been to New York City recently, and Mangione said he was quiet but began to shake.
Late Monday, NYPD Chief Jessica Tisch told reporters that Altoona police arrested Mangione on firearms charges and that Mangione is considered “a person of interest to us.”
“Frankly, these parasites were just waiting for it to come.”
The Associated Press cited a law enforcement official who was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the three-page handwritten document in Mangione's possession. It reported that it included a sentence claiming that he acted alone.
“To the federal authorities, I will keep this brief because I respect the work you do for our country. To avoid a lengthy investigation, I have made it clear that I am not cooperating with anyone. I would like to say this to you,” the official who spoke to The Associated Press said in a written statement.
According to the Associated Press, the document also includes the following sentence: Frankly, these parasites were simply expecting it. ”
According to the Times, the 262-word “manifesto” also states that even though United Healthcare's market capitalization has grown, the average life expectancy of Americans has not increased, and that “the American people… “We condemn the companies that continue to abuse our country for huge profits because they allow this to happen.” Avoid it. ”
Mangione reportedly underwent back surgery last year.
The newspaper added that friends said Mangione suffered from severe and sometimes debilitating back pain, which prevented him from surfing and affected his love life. He underwent the surgery last year.
According to the paper, Mangione's friend RJ Martin, who lived with him in Honolulu, emailed him to ask about the progress of the surgery, but Mangione replied, “It's a long story,” and declined to elaborate.
“His spine was a little out of place,” Martin told the paper. “He said his lower vertebrae were out of place about a half-inch, and I think that compressed a nerve. Sometimes he's doing well and sometimes he's not.”
Nino Mangione, a Maryland state representative and cousin of Luigi Mangione, said in a statement to the Times on behalf of the Mangione family that they “only know what they read in the media” and added, “We are disappointed in Luigi's arrest. I am shocked and devastated.'' “We send our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and ask the public to pray for everyone involved,” the statement added, according to the newspaper.
What else?
A bullet casing was found Wednesday at the scene of Thompson's murder in front of the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan, and New York City police said it wasimpudent” and “Planned and pre-planned targeted attacks” — apparently inscribed with language referring to tactics used to deny health insurance claims.
Just hours after the shooting, Thompson's wife said her husband had been threatened. paulette thompson told NBC News On the phone, she said, “There were some threats.Basically I don't know, but maybe I didn't do enough interviews?I don't know the details.What I do know is that there were some people who threatened him.'' That's just what I said.''
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