SANTA MONICA—On December 4, Pennsylvania police arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, in connection with the murder of Brian Thompson, 50, the CEO of United Healthcare. In their investigation police learned that Mangione lived in Hawaii, San Francisco, and Santa Monica.
Preliminary reports indicate that Mangione had ties to Stanford University. University personnel confirmed that Luigi Mangione was employed as a head counselor from May to September 2019, in Stanford’s pre-collegiate studies program.
In addition, Mangione reportedly worked at TrueCar on Santa Monica Boulevard in Santa Monica. Mangione’s mother filed a missing persons report on Luigi Mangione in the last year indicating she believed he lived in San Francisco at the time. It is not clear if he ever did.
Mangione was arrested outside a McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Altoona Pennsylvania, after an employee recognized him and reported it to police. When he was arrested, Mangione was found in possession of a ghost gun officers believed was used in the attack along with writings with hate speech about corporate America on it.
Upon entering Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, November 9, Mangione reportedly let his attorney know that he would be fighting an extradition to New York, where the crime took place. Mangione then shouted the following message to reporters:
“It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and the lived experience!”
Before the suspect was arrested, police reported that it was believed the assassin used a gun made from a 3D printer.
The following request came directly from a Facebook post by Pennsylvania State Police:
“Law enforcement continues to seek the public’s help in gathering information on Luigi Mangione’s travel and recent whereabouts in Pennsylvania. We ask anyone with information to call [1-800-4PA-TIPS 1-800-577-8477]”
The booking photo of Mangione was posted on the Altoona Police Department’s Facebook page.
Both of the above posts garnered a wide variety of responses. Many were in support of Mangione.
Harley Ertwine posted, “Don’t forget United Healthcare is the same people who denied a child nausea medication. The child had cancer and was going through chemo. So who’s really wrong? Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear orange.”
Reports indicate that Mangione attended a charter school in Baltimore Maryland during his high school years later earning both his Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degrees in Pennsylvania.
By Sharon