The suspect currently being questioned by police over the death of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is named Luigi Mangione, according to the New York Times.
Mangione, 26, is being held after the executive was shot dead on the streets of Manhattan, according to three law enforcement officials speaking to the newspaper.
He was detained at McDonald’s in Pennsylvania this morning on firearm charges.
Mangione is originally from Towson, Maryland, and is an anti-capitalist former Ivy League student, according to the New York Post.
The man has ties to San Francisco, and used to live in Honolulu, Hawaii, cops confirmed. He has not been charged in connection to the death of Thompson.
Mangione was valedictorian at the Gilman School in Baltimore, where he graduated in 2016.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the man in custody matches the description of the person in the suspect photos – and also possessed items connected to the shooting.
The exact location of the McDonald’s branch where customers may have flagged down Thompson’s shooter was revealed this morning.
Pictured: Luigi Mangione
Pictured: The suspect believed to be involved in the shooting of Brian Thompson
According to the New York Times, cops snagged Mangione inside the McDonald’s at 407 East Plank Road in the south of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The newspaper said a 911 call was made from the cafe at around 9.15am on Monday.
The 911 caller who potentially identified the gunman at the Altoona McDonald’s was an ‘elderly patron’ according to an anonymous law enforcement official.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed on Monday afternoon that Mangione was in possession of a gun, silencer and a fraudulent New Jersey ID.
Luigi Mangione was arrested on firearm charges and is the person of interest
Mangione was a known anti-capitalist, according to his social media
Luigi Mangione, pictured with a McDonald’s Happy Meal, was spotted in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s
The ID matched the one the suspected killer used to check into a NYC hostel on November 24.
He was also found with a manifesto – which allegedly showed he was irate about the healthcare industry and its profits.
According to Tisch, 26-year-old Mangione also had clothing on him that matched the gunman’s clothing.
The Commissioner thanked the public for their help, saying: ‘We should never underestimate the power of the public to be our eyes and ears.’
‘He had ill will against corporate America,’ Joseph Kenny said of Mangione.
Kenny said that the ‘ghost’ gun he allegedly used to kill Brian Thompson may have been made with a 3D printer.
This is a breaking news story, check back for updates.
