The FBI questioned the mother of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the night before her son's arrest in Pennsylvania, and the mother told investigators that she would not be named on suspicion of murder, according to a report Friday. He said he looked like a wanted suspect. Report.
Kathleen Mangione was questioned by the San Francisco Police Department's Integrated Violent Crimes Task Force on Sunday night following a tip she received four days earlier about a missing person report her family filed last month, law enforcement officials said. said. new york post.
After Thompson's death on Dec. 4, San Francisco police called federal investigators after recognizing the suspect's face in surveillance images released by the New York City Police Department seeking public assistance, but Kathleen Mangione She wasn't entirely sure if it was her son in the image. According to the report.
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Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged with murder in New York in connection with the December 4 execution of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (David Dee Delagado, Fox News Digital/Businesswire)
The suspect was arrested the next morning at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania before federal agents notified the NYPD of the conversation, the newspaper said.
He was found with fake identification and a 3D-printed gun that matched three shell casings found at the crime scene. He faces multiple charges including second-degree murder, illegal possession of a weapon and forgery.
His mother filed a missing person report with San Francisco police on Nov. 18, saying she had not spoken to him since July 1 and had no idea where he was.
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)
Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan on December 4.
Mangione's family said in a statement: “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi's arrest.” “Our prayers go out to Brian Thompson’s family and we ask people to pray for everyone involved.”
The suspect is fighting extradition to New York, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Friday that the murder suspect could waive extradition next week.
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Luigi Mangione is seen in a photo obtained by Fox News Digital. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
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“We have indicated that the defendant may waive his rights, but that waiver will not be completed until the trial begins,” Bragg said at a news conference. “Until then, we're going to continue to move forward in parallel and we're going to be ready whether he waives extradition or whether he contests extradition.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the San Francisco Police Department, New York City Police Department and FBI for comment.
