Suspect in Brian Thompson shooting named by NYPD – Live Updates | Brian Thompson shoots

On December 10, 2024By Littum

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams says at a press conference that they found the person of interest through “good old fashioned police work.”

“We have a strong person of interest in the shooting that rocked our city,” he said.

Officials in New York have named Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old man, as their person of interest.

“At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen targeted killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare,” New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Person of interest has been arrested on local charges – report

The man being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting of United HealthCare’s CEO have reportedly been arrested on local charges, according to CNN and New York Times.

When the man was detained at the McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, today, the person of interest reportedly showed police the same fake New Jersey identification that the man believed to be the gunman presented when he checked into a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. on Nov. 24, according to a senior law enforcement official.

New York mAyor, Eric Adams, is expected to discuss the news in this case at a press conference scheduled for January 10:30 ET today.

The gun on the suspect, which reportedly matches the gun believed to have been used in the shooting, is what investigators believe was a ghost gun, a senior law enforcement official said. New York Times.

Ghost weapons are unregistered and untraceable as they are created by collecting pieces.

Police say they found a manifest about the person of interest – report

Police say they have found a handwritten manifesto about the person of interest in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

A senior law enforcement official told the New York Times that manifesto criticized healthcare companies for putting profit over care.

Police are questioning 26-year-old man in Pennsylvania in connection with shooting – report

The police are allegedly questioning a named 26-year-old man Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

Officials told CNN they found on him a gun with a suppressor, several fake IDs and some documents that investigators also want to examine.