After authorities discovered that a “strong person of interest” in Pennsylvania possessed a phony identification card bearing the same name as the one used by the alleged murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, they detained him on Monday.
According to NPYD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the 26-year-old Altoona man was identified as Luigi Mangione and taken into custody on suspicion of possessing weapons.
“Additionally, officers recovered a handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset,” Tisch told the press.
“We believe we have a strong person of interest,” said Eric Adams, the mayor of New York.
According to three law enforcement sources, the subject of the questioning was at a McDonald’s when patrons felt he was suspicious and called the police.
According to two senior law enforcement sources, he was discovered in possession of a silencer, a gun that resembled the one that killed Thompson, and a phony New Jersey ID. According to the sources, the name on that phony ID was Marc Rosario, which is the same name Thompson’s alleged killer used to check into a hostel in New York the days before the attack.
According to two senior law enforcement officials, the man being questioned was discovered in possession of a firearm that was identical to the one used in the fatal shooting that occurred last Wednesday.
A masked attacker came up behind Thompson and shot him dead in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, which is roughly 280 miles from Altoona.
According to surveillance footage, the murderer started shooting at approximately 6:45 a.m. before escaping into Central Park on foot and then a bike, according to investigators.According to investigators, the last video of the suspected shooter showed him at an Upper Manhattan bus depot.
According to law enforcement officials, investigators are investigating if the individual being questioned in Altoona traveled from Philadelphia, which is roughly 240 miles distant, via bus.
In addition to the $10,000 already offered by the NYPD and Crime Stoppers, the FBI has announced a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the gunman’s capture.
Thompson’s murder shocked the business and medical communities, prompting concerns about the proper amount of security for senior executives.
As social media feeds were overrun with tweets cheering or at least defending Thompson’s murder, the shooting also revealed a deep, visceral animosity against private health care firms.
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