The suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City earlier this month fled Manhattan by train, rather than by bus as originally thought, according to reports.
Luigi Mangione is charged with murder for allegedly shooting Thompson as she walked into the Midtown Manhattan Hilton on the morning of December 4.
Mangione, 26, was on the run after the shooting and was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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Luigi Mangione screams as he arrives for his extradition hearing at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, as he is being restrained by police. (David Dee Delgado, Fox News Digital)
Investigators initially believed Mangione had left the city on a bus because he was seen on surveillance video from the George Washington Bridge bus stop. It is now believed that he took the subway from the bus stop to Penn Station and bought a train ticket to Pennsylvania before he was arrested, CBS News and ABC News reported, citing law enforcement sources. It is said that there is
Mr. Mangione is being held in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting extradition to New York.
He was denied bail on Tuesday.
Authorities arrested Mangione at a McDonald's in Altoona. The suspect provided false identification to local police and appeared to start shaking when asked if he had been in New York recently, police said.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan. (Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
Authorities also found a handwritten manifesto criticizing the medical industry. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney He previously told Fox News. The manifesto specifically mentioned United Healthcare.
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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, 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. He is said to have been charged with. on court documents.
Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in connection with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is pictured in a mug shot in Pennsylvania. (Fox News Digital)
Officials have not commented on an official motive, but the public speculates that the suspect had strong grievances with the medical industry and capitalism in general.
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UnitedHealthcare told employees Thursday that Mangione is not covered by UnitedHealthcare's insurance.
FOX News' Sarah Rumpf-Witten and Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
