Police say murder suspect Luigi Mangione's fingerprints match those found at the scene of last Wednesday's shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, and a notebook found on Mangione contains details of the shooting plan. It was announced that the details had been recorded.
CNNciting two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter, reported that Mangione's fingerprints were a positive match to those taken at the scene of the shooting. CNN added that this is the first forensic match that investigators have made that directly links Mangione to the crime scene. CNN added that it has reached out to Mangione's attorney for comment.
A handcuffed Mangione struggled with police as he arrived at Pennsylvania's Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing Tuesday. Mangione, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, shouted: “This is completely outrageous and an insult to the intelligence and lived experience of the American people!”
of new york timesreported that Mangione was found with a notebook detailing the shooting plan, citing two law enforcement officials.
“What's your occupation? You surprised the CEO with the annual parasite beancounter convention. It's targeted, it's accurate, and it doesn't put innocent people at risk.” read passages from the notes, officials told the Times.
The newspaper added that CNN first reported the notebook recall. CNN's report Law enforcement officials briefed on the matter indicate that investigators are examining the suspect's spiral notebook entries, which include a to-do list and instructions for carrying out the murder. It is said to contain a memo justifying the plan.
Late Monday, Manhattan prosecutors indicted Mangione, 26, an Ivy League graduate, on murder and other charges. Associated Press reportedhe said, citing online court records. of new york timesreported that the original murder charge was second-degree murder, citing court records.
Photo by Altoona Police Department via Getty Images (left). Photo courtesy of PA Department of Corrections/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (right)
Mangione was arrested Monday morning at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about two hours east of Pittsburgh, after a customer spotted him and alerted an employee. Police arrived soon after and questioned him.
Altoona McDonald on East Plank Road where murder suspect Luigi Mangione was identified and arrested on December 9, 2024.Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
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. Altoona police charged him with unlicensed possession of a firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police, according to the Associated Press.
Late Monday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Mangione was considered “a person of interest to us.”
The Times reported that Mangione, who was denied bail, is fighting extradition to New York.
A handcuffed Mangione struggled with police as he arrived at Pennsylvania's Blair County Courthouse for Tuesday's extradition hearing. Mangione in an orange prison jumpsuit shouted“It's totally out of line and an insult to the intelligence and lived experience of the American people!” you can watch the video here Of that explosion.
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“Frankly, these parasites were just expecting 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.”
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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