The man arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday now faces a murder charge in New York in connection to the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
New York prosecutors filed second-degree murder charges against Luigi Mangione, 26, hours after he was charged with gun crimes in Pennsylvania. He is being held without bond in a Pennsylvania jail.
It’s unclear exactly when he could be returned to New York to face the murder charge.
Mangione was arrested after being spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, by a patron who recognized him from the images circulated by the NYPD following last week’s shooting and alerted police.
The prep school valedictorian was carrying a ghost gun believed to be the one used in the shooting, a suppresser, “multiple fraudulent IDs,” and a handwritten, three-page manifesto that allegedly slammed the health care system, authorities said.
During a press conference after the arrest, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemned those who had celebrated the New York shooting, calling the gunman “no hero.”
“In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint,” Shapiro said.
Mangione’s relatives said in a statement they were “shocked and devastated” by the arrest, and offered prayers for Thompson’s family.
Key Points
- Luigi Mangione charged with murder
- Suspect no longer cooperating with police
- Read the full criminal complaint against Luigi Mangione after Monday arrest
- Mugshot shows Luigi Mangione after Monday arrest
- Luigi Mangione gave the Unabomber’s manifesto four stars on Goodreads
- READ: Mangione family shares statement on arrest
How bad is gun crime in New York?
05:00
Josh Marcus
The shock shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week is something of a stastical anomaly.
Despite its size and density, New York City has one of the lowest rates of gun homicide among big cities across the U.S., and New York state is among the five states with the lowest firearm mortality rates.
Luigi Mangione charged with murder
04:37
Alex Lang
New York Prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against Luigi Mangione.
According to ABC News, the charges in New York were filed hours after he was charged with gun crimes in Pennsylvania. Magione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
Bizarre Amazon merch celebrates UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting before being taken town
04:00
Josh Marcus
Online retailer Amazon has removed merchandise appearing to celebrate the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Merchants briefly listed shirts and sweatshirts with the slogan “Defy / Defend / Depose,” a reference to words written on ammunition casings found near the site of the shooting.
The company pulled down such products soon after, The Washington Post reports.
New booking photo shows Luigi Mangione
03:35
Josh Marcus
Luigi Mangione booking photo. pic.twitter.com/0P574IcEex
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) December 10, 2024
READ: Mangione family shares statement on arrest
03:08
Josh Marcus
The Mangione family has spoken out, after the Monday arrest of Luigi Mangione, who is considered a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Read their full remarks below, courtesy of NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin.
Statement from the Mangione Family pic.twitter.com/AolMu8R5A9
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) December 10, 2024
What is a ghost gun?
03:00
Josh Marcus
When the New York City Police Department caught up with the man accused of killing UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, they found him with multiple fraudulent IDs and a 9mm “ghost gun,” according to authorities.
What is a ghost gun? Since the rise of 3D printers in the early 2010s, these untraceable firearms have become more and more common in American criminal cases.
Yet because these weapons have no serial numbers, it’s basically impossible to know how many have been sold, how many are in circulation, and the number used in crimes.
Io Dodds has the story.
Friends of Luigi Mangione describe arrestee’s time in Hawaii and reading Unabomber manifesto
02:39
Josh Marcus
Friends of Luigi Mangione from his time in Hawaii are providing new details about the person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare shooting.
Mangione used to live at Surfbreak, a co-living community near Ala Moana Park on the island of O’ahu, but his friends stopped hearing from him over the summer, Honolulu Civil Beat reports.
“He was just such a thoughtful and deeply compassionate person at everything he did,” Jackie Wexler, a former resident, told the outlet.
Friends described Mangione as suffering from chronic back pain from an apparent pinched nerve, and said he helped found a book club at Surfbreak that read the manifesto of Ted the “Unabomber” Kaczynski as a joke.
Mangione later appeared to review the text on a Goodreads account.
PHOTOS: A dramatic Monday in the hunt for the UnitedHealthcare gunman
01:45
Josh Marcus
Person of interest’s ‘manifesto’ mentioned UnitedHealthcare CEO by name
01:25
Josh Marcus
Police have not released the full contents of an apparent manifesto found on the person of Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
So far, officials have just publicly described its general contents, including “an ill will towards corporate America” and threats like “these parasites had it coming.”
The manifesto allegedly mentions Thompson by name, The New York Times reports, citing a senior law enforcement source.
Officer describes arresting Luigi Mangione
00:37
Josh Marcus
Officials on Monday commended Tyler Frye, a new Altoona Police Department officer who had spent less than a year with the force, for being part of the team that arrested Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“He was wearing a blue medical mask,” Frye said during a press conference on Monday, describing the moment of the arrest. “We asked him to pull it down. Me and my partner recognized him immediately, just from what we saw in the media, photos, videos.”
“We didn’t think twice about it,” Frye added. “We knew that was our guy.”
New York Mayor Eric Adams FaceTimed with Frye after the arrest, police said.
“It feels good to get a guy like that off the street,” Frye said of the arrest.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania governor rips people praising UnitedHealthcare CEO’s suspect killer
00:24
Josh Marcus
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro has condemned those who praised the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, insisting: “He is no hero.”
At a press conference on Monday evening in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Shapiro warned Americans not to let their “real frustration with our healthcare system” lead them to “dehumanize” the victim.
“Brian Thompson was a father to two. He was a husband. And he was a friend to many. And yes he was the CEO of a health insurance company,” Shapiro told reporters.
“In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint... in a civil society, we are all less safe when ideologues engage in vigilante justice.
Io Dodds has the story.
Luigi Mangione no longer cooperating with police
00:21
Josh Marcus
Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is no longer cooperating with police, officials said.
“He was initially cooperative. He is not now,” Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said during a press conference on Monday. “He has been arraigned and transported and will be securely housed pending the filing of additional charges in New York.”
Officials expect homicide charges against Mangione to be filed today or tomorrow.
YouTube removes potential account of Luigi Mangione
00:10
Josh Marcus
YouTube has removed an account that purportedly belonged to Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
YouTube took down the account that was purporting to be Luigi Mangione's pic.twitter.com/rcPTpVeQdH
— joshua (@joshua_bote) December 9, 2024
Here’s our report from Richard Hall on what Mangione’s social media accounts suggest about his views.
‘He is now hero’: Josh Shapiro gives passionate speech condemning shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO
00:10
Josh Marcus
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro spoke on Monday after the arrest of Luigi Mangione, a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, condemning the people who celebrated the gunman in the Manhattan shooting.
“He is no hero,” Shapiro said.
“Brian Thompson was a father to two. He was a husband. And he was a friend to many,” Shapiro said. “And yes he was the CEO of a health insurance company. In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint.”
“I understand people have real frustration with our healthcare system, and I have worked to address that throughout my career, but I have no tolerance, nor should anyone, for one man using an illegal ghost gun to murder someone because he thinks his opinion matters most,” Shapiro said, adding, “In a civil society, we are all less safe when ideologues engage in vigilante justice.”
Richard Hall reported on the online reaction to the original shooting.
Pennsylvania police found ‘items of evidentiary value’ after searching Mangione
00:03
Josh Marcus
The Deputy Chief of the Altoona Police Department said during a press conference on Monday that officers recovered multiple items after initially bringing Luigi Mangione in on a forgery charge, including a gun, a suppressor, and a passport with Mangione’s true identity, as well as other items of “evidentiary value.”
Read the full criminal complaint against Luigi Mangione after Monday arrest
Monday 9 December 2024 23:55
Josh Marcus
Authorities have released the criminal complaint against Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare shooting, who was arrested on Monday on gun charges.
Just in: Criminal complaint on gun charges for Luigi Mangione. @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/uGj8ongbdL
— Chris O'Connell (@CoconnellFox29) December 9, 2024
The complaint charges Mangione with five state offenses not directly related to the shooting, including carrying a gun without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to the authorities and possessing instruments of crime.
The complaint describes the dramatic moment when officers encountered Mangione in an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonalds on Monday morning.
Police “asked the male if he had been to New York recently and the male became quiet and started to shake,” the complaint reads.
The document also describes officers asking why Mangione initially provided what officials said was a false ID card to police.
When questioned about why he supplied a fake ID, Mangione allegedly said, “I clearly shouldn’t have.”
Mugshot shows Luigi Mangione after Monday arrest
Monday 9 December 2024 23:41
Josh Marcus
Pennsylvania police have released a mugshot for Luigi Mangione, a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione, who was brought in on gun charges not directly related to the shooting, appears in the photo in a black jacket with a scarf.
Video captures brief glimpse of Luigi Mangione
Monday 9 December 2024 23:31
Josh Marcus
Luigi Mangione was spotted briefly on Monday evening as he entered a courthouse in Blair County, Pennsylvania, after being arrested earlier today on gun charges.
The person of interest in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson remained silent as officers led him into the facility.
Luigi Mangione appeared to have keen interest in chronic pain
Monday 9 December 2024 23:29
Josh Marcus
Police are still searching for a motive behind the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Person of interest Luigi Mangione, who was arrested on Monday in Pennsylvania on charges not directly related to the shooting, appears to have had a keen interest in chronic back pain.
According to Newsweek, a Goodreads profile that appears to belong to the Maryland native lists titles including: Back Mechanic by Dr. Stuart McGill, Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance; Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain; Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection; Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It; and Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery.
The header image on Mangione’s X profile also features an x-ray of a spine after apparent surgical treatment.
X account linked to Mangione quoted ‘Brave New World'
Monday 9 December 2024 23:19
Josh Marcus
An X account that appears to belong to Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, once replied to a post about the destructive potential of technology with a cryptic quote from the science-fiction classic Brave New World, the Washington Post reports.
“But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin,” the comment reads.
WATCH: Luigi Mangione arrives in court in Pennsylvania
Monday 9 December 2024 23:06
Josh Marcus
The public got its first live look at Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, on Monday, as the 26-year-old entered a Pennsylvania court room on unrelated gun charges.
VIDEO: Luigi Mangione escorted by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania. @livenowfox pic.twitter.com/ENyzINtlTd
— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTV) December 9, 2024
Mangione family has business and civic ties throughout Maryland
Monday 9 December 2024 22:50
Josh Marcus
Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, hails from a prominent Baltimore-area family, the Baltimore Banner reports.His late grandfather was Nicholas Mangione Sr., a real estate developer with interests in country clubs, nursing homes, and a radio station, while his late grandmother Mary was a patron of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the old Baltimore Opera Company and the Walters Art Museum.
Maryland state delegate Nino Mangione is a cousin of the arrested man, the Banner reports.
Luigi Mangione went on to attend the elite Gilman School in Baltimore, before getting multiple degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, according to his apparent LinkedIn profile.
Picture shows McDonald’s where UnitedHealthcare shooting POI was arrested
Monday 9 December 2024 22:40
Josh Marcus
It looks like any other suburban McDonald’s, but the Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s on Plank Road is now at the center of a nationwide manhunt.
On Monday morning, local police arrested Luigi Mangione there, and he’s since been hit with gun charges.
Mangione is a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
WTAE reporter Paul Van Osdol snapped this photo of the site.
McDonald’s on Plank Rd in Altoona where person of interest in NYC CEO homicide was taken into custody. Store manager says only that police were there this morning and arrested a man. We saw Altoona PD leaving when we arrived https://t.co/UIb4ppEqnT pic.twitter.com/BQ01px9ekZ
— Paul Van Osdol, WTAE (@VanOsdol_WTAE) December 9, 2024
Person of interest in UnitedHealthcare to appear in Pennsylvania court
Monday 9 December 2024 22:30
Josh Marcus
Luigi Mangione, the person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, is set to make a public appearance on Monday afternoon, after being arrested earlier in the day in Pennsylvania on gun charges.
He’s scheduled to appear in court in Blair County, Pennsylvania, at 6 p.m. Eastern time for a preliminary arraignment on the gun charges, court officials told The New York Times.
‘Are you OK?’: Social media users left messages of concern with Mangione before shooting
Monday 9 December 2024 22:20
Josh Marcus
Social media users who claimed to know Luigi Mangione left comments on his X account before the 26-year-old became a person of interest in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to an analysis from The Daily Beast.
“Thinking of you and prayers everyday in your name,” user @Collin30923201P wrote on November 25, over a week before the fatal Manhattan shooting took place. “Know you are missed and loved.”
“@PepMangione Hey, are you ok? Nobody has heard from you in months, and apparently your family is looking for you,” another X user @TheRealMandusa wrote on October 30.
NYPD and FBI arrive in Pennsylvania to question person of interest
Monday 9 December 2024 21:53
Andrea Cavallier
The NYPD and FBI have arrived in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where they will question a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to Republican Rep. John Joyce of Pennsylvania.
“Just in the last 30 minutes, the FBI and the NYPD have arrived at the Altoona Police Department’s headquarters,” Joyce told CNN.
Luigi Mangione was arrested by local police on firearm charges but in order to be charged in New York, he would need to be extradited there.
Mangione was ‘a totally normal guy’ in school, former classmate says
Monday 9 December 2024 21:43
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione’s former college classmate told CNN that he remembers the 26-year-old as being a “totally normal guy.”
The two attended University of Pennsylvania together.
The classmate asked the news outlet not to be named.
Luigi Mangione was valedictorian at elite prep school
Monday 9 December 2024 21:00
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione, the man arrested on firearm charges who is also a person of interest in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, attended a Baltimore private school for boys, graduating as valedictorian from the Gilman School in 2016, the Associated Press reported.
In his speech, Mangione described his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things,” according to a post on the school website. He praised their collective inventiveness and pioneering mindset.
Gilman is one of Baltimore’s most elite prep schools. Some of the city’s wealthiest and most prominent people, including Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., have had children attend the school.
Mangione told the local news outlet Baltimore Fishbowl that he planned to pursue a dual degree in artificial intelligence at the University of Pennsylvania.
He had learned to code in high school and helped start a club at Penn for people interested in gaming and game design, according to a 2018 story in Penn Today, a campus publication.
His posts also suggest that he belonged to the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. They also show him taking part in a 2019 program at Stanford University, and in photos with family and friends in Hawaii, San Diego, Puerto Rico, the New Jersey shore and other destinations.
UnitedHealthcare spokesperson releases statement
Monday 9 December 2024 20:45
Andrea Cavallier
“Our hope is that today’s apprehension brings some relief to Brian’s family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy,” the statement said.
“We thank law enforcement and will continue to work with them on this investigation. We ask that everyone respect the family’s privacy as they mourn.”
Luigi Mangione was a head counselor at Stanford in 2019
Monday 9 December 2024 20:40
Andrea Cavallier
Mangione was employed as a head counselor in the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies Program from May through September of 2019, Stanford University confirmed.
Photos on Mangione’s Facebook page show him on campus and on a trip to the nearby San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Ghost gun may have been made on 3D printer
Monday 9 December 2024 20:30
Andrea Cavallier
When Mangione, the person of interest, was taken in for questioning on Monday, he was in possession of a ghost gun that may have been made on a 3D printer.
The ghost gun had the capability of firing a nine millimeter round and a suppressor.
Mangione has been arrested on firearm charges, authorities said.
Person of interest gave the Unabomber’s manifesto four stars on Goodreads
Monday 9 December 2024 20:15
Andrea Cavallier
The person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson appears to have left a positive review for the Unabomber’s manifesto online earlier this year, and praised the killer as a “political revolutionary.”
Police named Luigi Mangione as a “strong person of interest” on Monday after taking him into custody in connection with the killing.
An account under that name on book review website Goodreads, that also matches photos of the suspect on other social media platforms, gave Ted Kaczynski’s book a four-star review in January.
Rich Hall reports:
‘It had to be done’
Monday 9 December 2024 20:00
Andrea Cavallier
A document was found on the person of interest, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Monday.
It reportedly slammed the healthcare industry and said “it had to be done,” allegedly referring to a top healthcare executive’s killing, a law enforcement official told CNN.
“These parasites had it coming” and “I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done,” were written in the document.
It was also noted that he acted alone and that he was self-funded.
Kenny said the document is currently in the possession of the Altoona Police Department.
“We don’t think there’s any specific threats to other people mentioned in that document, but it does seem that he has some ill will towards corporate America,” he added.
Everything we know about Luigi Mangione
Monday 9 December 2024 19:45
Andrea Cavallier
Authorities on Monday identified a “strong person of interest” who was arrested on firearms charges and was being questioned in connection to the murder ofUnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside his Manhattan hotel early last Wednesday.
The man was identified Monday afternoon as Luigi Mangione, 26, who was recognized by the employee, authorities said at a press conference.
Read more:
Luigi Mangione was eating at McDonald's when he was recognized
Monday 9 December 2024 19:39
Andrea Cavallier
Mangione was eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania when he was recognized by a patron who alerted an employee.
Over the past few days, the NYPD has released images of the suspect, some that show him with his mask off.
‘Person Of Interest’ Had Ghost Gun And Silencer
Monday 9 December 2024 19:20
Andrea Cavallier
Who is Luigi Mangione?
Monday 9 December 2024 18:54
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione, 26, was born and raised in Maryland, and he lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, until recently, Joseph Kenny, the chief of detectives, told reporters. He also has ties to San Francisco and may have attended college in Pennsylvania.
He has no known criminal record in New York, Kenny added.
Kenny said his name was not on their radar before today.
Police Commissioner confirms Luigi Mangione is person of interest in CEO killing
Monday 9 December 2024 18:49
Andrea Cavallier
NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirms that Altoona police arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, on firearm charges.
He is believed to be “our person of interest,” she said.
She said it was a “combination of old-school detective work and new age technology” as well as the public that helped lead to the arrest.
“We should never underestimate the power of the public to be our eyes and ears,” she said.
We have a ‘strong person of interest’ in CEO killing
Monday 9 December 2024 18:43
Andrea Cavallier
Mayor Adams says the man in custody matches the description of the person in the photos of the suspect and that he possessed items connected to the killing.
“We have a strong person of interest in the case,” he said.
Watch live: NYC mayor gives updates in CEO killing investigation
Monday 9 December 2024 18:38
Andrea Cavallier
NYC mayor to give updates at 1:30
Monday 9 December 2024 18:23
Andrea Cavallier
Mayor Eric Adams is expected to discuss the latest updates during a news conference at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Man being questioned is named as Luigi Mangione
Monday 9 December 2024 18:19
Andrea Cavallier
The man being questioned is Luigi Mangione, 26, according to three law enforcement officials, the New York Times reported.
The ID he was carrying had this name on it. He also had fake IDs with him. He has not been charged in connection with the shooting.
Name on person of interest’s fake ID ‘same as one gunman gave to NYC hostel,’ sources say
Monday 9 December 2024 18:08
James Liddell
The name on the false identification held by the man arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday allegedly matches the one given to hostel workers by Brian Thompson’s suspected killer, three sources said.
The person of interest, who was taken for questioning from a local McDonald’s, is said to have carried a fake ID bearing the name “Marc Rosario,” two senior law enforcement sources told NBC New York.
Three sources told the outlet that the Unitedhealth CEO’s suspected killer used the same name on identifying documents when he checked into a Manhattan hostel days prior to the killing.
Person of interest arrested in Pennsylvania on local charges ‘caught with manifesto’ and ghost gun
Monday 9 December 2024 17:37
James Liddell
The man arrested on local charges in Altoona, Pennsylvania, possibly over giving police false identification, was said to be carrying a manifesto, law enforcement sources said.
According to the New York Post and The New York Times, he allegedly had a “manifesto” on him when he was taken into custody by police on Monday morning.
Investigators also believe he was carrying a ghost gun — the Frankenstein weapon being put together with parts sold online — that matches the gun believed to have been used in the shooting, a senior law enforcement official told The Times.
Breaking: Man arrested on local charges over ‘showing police fake ID’, source says
Monday 9 December 2024 17:21
James Liddell
The man who police had detained for questioning in Altoona, Pennsylvania, has been arrested on local charges, possibly in connection with presenting false identification to authorities, a senior law enforcement official told The New York Times.
He would have to be extradited if he was charged in New York, according to the official.
Man detained for questioning was spotted by ‘elderly patron in McDonalds’
Monday 9 December 2024 17:10
James Liddell
The man who has been detained for questioning by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, was spotted by an “elderly patron” in a McDonald’s restaurant, sources say.
The man, who remains anonymous, was identified based on a tip after being spotted at the fats food outlet which led authorities to hold the man for questioning, according to The New York Times.
He was said to have had a gun, a silencer and false identification cards similar to those believed to be held by the killer used in New York City, one law enforcement officials said. He has neither been arrested nor charged.
Just in: Police question man in Pennsylvania in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder
Monday 9 December 2024 16:32
James Liddell
Police are said to have held a man in Altoona, Pennsylvania, for questioning after he was found with a similar gun to that used by Brian Thompson’s killer, according to reports.
The New York City Police Department is said to be sending detectives to the region, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
It is too soon to determine if the man is connected to the death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, who was gunned down on Wednesday morning outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan, according to NBC New York.
New video shows suspect loitering outside hotel waiting for Brian Thompson moments before attack
Monday 9 December 2024 16:17
James Liddell
A newly-released video appears to show Brian Thompson’s killer loitering across the street from the hotel moments before the health insurance executive was slain.
The video, which has not previously been seen publicly and was obtained by ABC, seemingly shows the masked gunman standing at the opposite side of the street to a Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
The assailant is said to then spot Thompson and crosses the road, before jumping from behind a car and opening fire on the unexpecting UnitedHealth CEO.
The footage appears to support the police narrative that the attack was targeted.
CEO of UnitedHealth’s parent company says it will continue to prevent ‘unnecessary care’
Monday 9 December 2024 15:47
James Liddell
The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealth’s parent company, said the health insurance giant will continue to prevent “unnecessary care,” according to a report.
Andrew Witty made the claims in a video address days after the death of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealth CEO, was murdered on Wednesday.
“Our role is a critical role, and we make sure that care is safe, appropriate, and is delivered when people need it,” he said in his leaked remarks which were obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein, and published by the New York Post.
“We guard against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or for unnecessary care to be delivered in a way which makes the whole system too complex and ultimately unsustainable.”
Witty is said to have encouraged employees to “tune out” the criticism surrounding the company.
Watch: Search broadens for UnitedHealthcare CEO killer
Monday 9 December 2024 15:14
James Liddell
Funeral set for slain UnitedHealthcare CEO today
Monday 9 December 2024 14:54
Andrea Cavallier
A private funeral for Brian Thompson is set to be held on Monday, a source familiar with the plans told NBC News.
The ceremony is expected to be held less than a week after the 50-year-old UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed outside the New York Hilton Midtown on Wednesday.
Everything we know about United HealthCare CEO’s murder
Monday 9 December 2024 14:45
James Liddell
The search for the gunman who shot dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is now into its sixth day, with the New York Police Department having released two new photographs of a person of interest pictured in the back of a taxi cab and walking alongside it.
The suspect is believed to have traveled to New York City on a Greyhound bus 10 days before he targeted Thompson, 50, a father of two, who was shot at point-blank range near the New York Hilton Midtown on Wednesday morning just before a scheduled investor meeting.
Katie Hawkinson and Madeline Sherratt detail everything we know about Thompson’s murder and the escape of his killer.
What evidence have police gleaned from the shooting suspect?
Monday 9 December 2024 14:14
James Liddell
Police have gleaned a treasure trove of evidence and intel but, as the manhunt for Brian Thompson’s killer entered its sixth day on Monday morning, the suspect remains at large.
On Thursday, police revealed photographs of the assailant’s unmasked face inside the HI New York City Hostel – including one photograph of the man smiling while apparently flirting with a female employee behind the desk. On Saturday evening, the NYPD released two more photographs of the suspect in a taxi, this time sporting a blue medical face mask.
Authorities have gathered security footage between 5 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. from last Wednesday, tracking the suspect’s movements before he disappeared.
While searching a wooded area at the southern end of Central Park on Friday evening, police discovered a gray backpack nestled between two boulders containing two items: a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and Monopoly money.
By Saturday and Sunday, police deployed specialised teams across NYC of divers and gun-detecting dogs to look for the murder weapon.
A Starbucks water bottle, which contains the assailant’s DNA and partial fingerprints, and a discarded mobile phone were discovered in an alleyway near the crime scene on Sixth Avenue.
The killer also left behind a cryptic message at the scene, with the words “deny,” “depose,” and “defend” inscribed on live rounds and shell casing left outside.
Timeline: Suspect’s key movements tracked on day of Brian Thompson’s murder
Monday 9 December 2024 13:45
James Liddell
Brian Thompson’s killer has been on the run since last Wednesday. Here are his key recorded movements that day before he disappeared:
5:00 a.m: Suspect recorded walking outside the Frederick Douglass Houses, a public housing project on the Upper West Side.
5:30 a.m: The suspected shooter leaves the hostel well before dawn.
5:41 a.m: He appears on video at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue walking back and forth in the area of the Hilton hotel where United Healthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, is holding its annual investor conference.
6:19 a.m: Suspect recorded walking west down 55th Street, a block away from the New York Hilton Midtown.
6:46 a.m: He shoots Thompson as the executive arrives alone, on foot, having walked from a hotel across the street. The assailant flees.
6:48 a.m: The man enters Central Park by bicycle at the 60th Street and Center Drive entrance.
6:56 a.m: Suspect leaves the park at West 77th Street and Central Park West, still on the bicycle. He cycles past another camera on 85th Street and Columbus Avenue two minutes later.
7:04 a.m: He ditches his bicycle ns enters a taxi northbound at 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
7:30 a.m: Suspect is near the George Washington Bridge and the bus terminal there. It offers commuter service to New Jersey and Greyhound routes to Philadelphia, Boston and Washington.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Folk singer goes viral with song about Brian Thompson killing
Monday 9 December 2024 13:16
James Liddell
Joe DeVito was on a long drive from a gig in Nashville to New York on Thursday with the news of a health insurance CEO being gunned down heavy on his mind.
He saw that people were using the death as an opportunity to express anger at the health insurance industry and share their own stories of being denied coverage for care. Along the way, in Virginia, he pulled over at a rest stop to record a song about it.
“I wanted to throw my two cents in and try and try and convey that rage, and why people are so mad,” he tells The Independent.
Richard Hall has the full story.
Watch: Ro Khanna addresses Thompson’s ‘horrific’ murder before attacking US’s ‘absurd’ healthcare system
Monday 9 December 2024 12:45
James Liddell
People celebrated healthcare CEO’s death. What does this tell us about American healthcare?
Monday 9 December 2024 12:15
James Liddell
When the CEO of one of the largest medical insurance companies in the United States was gunned down on the street in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, his death quickly turned into a larger conversation about the much-reviled industry in which he worked.
Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, had been in New York City for a conference when he was killed in what police believe was a targeted shooting.
Among hundreds of posts on social media about the shocking murder, many people were moved to talk about the injustice of the health insurance industry. Often the dark jokes on X, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok spoke to how cruel medical insurance companies can be to their customers. Some even wrote folk songs about the event.
Read Richard Hall’s full analysis below.