According to authorities, 46 minutes after the horrific incident, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was spotted close to a Port Authority bus stop. He then traveled to Pennsylvania, where he was apprehended.
On his way to UnitedHealth Group’s investor meeting on Wednesday, December 4, Thompson was shot from behind outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, according to officials.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after police suspect the shooter fled the city, sparking a fierce manhunt. Authorities in Pennsylvania claim that the suspected shooter eluded them for a number of days, although it is still unclear exactly where he was from the morning of the shooting until his apprehension.
Sunday, Nov. 24
At 10:11 p.m., the individual reaches New York City. At the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, he can be seen on camera stepping off a bus.
Investigators are unsure of where the man boarded the bus, which had six or seven stops en route from its Atlanta start, according to Kenny.
He takes a taxi to the area around the Hilton hotel after arriving at the Port Authority, where he stays for around half an hour.
At approximately 11 p.m., he hails a cab to the hostel located on Amsterdam Avenue in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Friday, Nov. 29
Because he failed to show up at the appointed hour, investigators suspect that his check-out from the hostel was an administrative one.
Police don’t think he remained anyplace else, and he checked back in. He didn’t know either of his roommates. He remained wearing his mask the whole time. The man presented identification but paid in cash.
Joseph Kenny, chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, stated, “We think the identification was fraudulent.”
Wednesday, Dec. 4
He departs from the hostel at around 5:30 a.m. Police think he’s riding a bicycle.
5:41 a.m.: The video shows him at the Hilton, which is located at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue.
According to Kenny, we have him pacing the area, strolling along 54th Street, and going back and forth from the hotel.
At some point, the man walks into a Starbucks and buys something.
6:44 a.m.: The murder takes place. After being shot from behind, Thompson is hit by additional bullets.
Deny, delay, and depose were scrawled in marker on three of the discovered pieces of ammo, one on each, according to Kenny.
The man can be seen entering Central Park at 60th Street at 6:48 a.m.
At 6:56 a.m., he is still riding his bicycle as he leaves Central Park West.
near 6:58 a.m., he is riding his bicycle near the intersection of Columbus Avenue and 85th Street.
7 a.m.: He has lost his bicycle and is traveling north on 86th Street.
At 7:04 a.m., he is observed boarding a taxi heading north at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and 86th Street.
7:30 a.m.: He is spotted close to a Port Authority bus stop, which is close to the George Washington Bridge.
A total of $60,000 is being given as a reward for information that results in the gunman’s arrest and conviction.
Wednesday, Dec. 4 Monday, Dec. 9
Authorities said Mangione spent time on both sides of the Keystone State prior to his arrest in central Pennsylvania.
Governor Josh Shapiro said Monday that the suspect made stops along the way from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
Shapiro and other state representatives begged the public to assist them in determining Mangione’s location.
During a press conference, state police Lt. Col. George Bivens stated, “We know that he’s been in Pennsylvania for several days, so part of that investigation will also focus on trying to retrace his steps.” For instance, we have previously determined the companies and activities he frequently visited in this neighborhood. We now have a mound of evidence that needs to be examined because it lead us to other evidence.
Monday, Dec. 9
Officers from the Altoona Police Department were dispatched to a McDonald’s at 9:14 a.m. in response to reports of a man who fit the description of the murder suspect for the CEO of United Healthcare.
After ordering the suspect to remove his mask, a responding police officer inquired as to whether he had lately visited New York City. According to the authorities, the man suddenly fell silent and began to tremble.
At that moment, he started to show signs of nervousness, including shivering, according to Derek Swope, the chief of police in Altoona. “He didn’t really provide a direct response. Therefore, just that statement conveyed a lot. After that question, the suspect didn’t need to say much more.
The individual is brought in to be questioned.
At approximately 1:45 p.m., New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch declared that Mangione, who was then regarded as a person of interest, had been taken into custody in Altoona on suspicion of possessing a handgun.
Following a preliminary arraignment in a Pennsylvania courthouse at approximately 6:45 p.m., Mangione was accused of forgery, unlawful firearm possession, tampering with identification or documents, possession of criminal tools, and giving false identification to law officers.
At approximately 10:45 p.m., Manhattan prosecutors formally charged Mangione with Thompson’s murder, according to online court records. In addition, he was accused with possessing a forged instrument on one count and three charges of illicit possession of a firearm.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
1:40 p.m.Guards attempted to escort Mangione into a courtroom in Blair County, Pennsylvania, but he resisted.
As he struggled with three guards who pushed him inside the courthouse, he cried, “It’s totally out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience.”
He pledged to oppose extradition to New York after being refused bail.
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