First appearance on Fox: Information provided to San Francisco police by the public helped FBI agents identify UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione.
FBI sources in New York City said they received a tip from San Francisco police about Mangione's possible identity following the Dec. 4 shooting in midtown Manhattan.
This special information aided the FBI New York City investigation and eventual arrest of the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate.
“The New York FBI conducted routine investigative activities and referred this information and other leads to the New York City Police Department as part of their investigation assistance,” officials said. “Extensive sharing of photos by law enforcement led to identification by the public and subsequent arrest by the Altoona Police Department.”
United Healthcare CEO murdered: Ivy Lige graduate student creates movement fueled by anti-capitalist sentiment
Luigi Mangione is pictured in a Pennsylvania mugshot after being arrested in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Additional information further sheds light on investigators' path to identifying Mangione.
Fox News previously confirmed that San Francisco police investigators recognized Mangione from a wanted poster created by police and passed it on to the FBI while the suspect was still at large.
UnitedHealth responds to arrest of CEO's murder suspect
A poster obtained by FOX News shows a smiling Mangione, who was reported missing in November, about two weeks before he allegedly shot and killed Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown. It is stated that it was submitted on the 18th. Hotel. The person posting the post will be searching for the missing person.
A missing person poster distributed by the San Francisco Police Department seeking information on Luigi Mangione, who was reported missing on November 18, 2024. Mangione eventually resurfaced in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he is being held as the prime suspect in the United Healthcare murders. CEO Brian Thompson. (Handout)
Law enforcement sources told Fox News that Mangione's mother called to file a missing persons report and said she last spoke to her son around July 1, when he worked at True Car. Said.
The work address given was 124 Montgomery, which is permanently closed and has no phone number.
Officials said Mangione's mother said she didn't know of any other places in San Francisco that her son frequented.
The suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Luigi Mangione is photographed at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday, December 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police)
Authorities arrested Mangione on Monday at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he provided false identification to local police and appeared to start shaking when asked if he had been in New York recently. .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
In New York, Mangione is charged with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
In Pennsylvania, he is charged with one count of forgery, one count of possession of an unlicensed firearm, one count of tampering with records or identification, one count of possession of criminal instruments, and one count of presenting false identification to law enforcement. It is said that he is being asked. on court documents.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI for comment.
Fox News' Matt Finn, Christina Coulter, Louis Casiano and Michael Lundin contributed to this report.
