Updated 7 hours ago - Health

Who is Luigi Mangione, person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting

Photo of man smiling

Luigi Mangione. Photo: LinkedIn

Luigi Mangione, 26, was apprehended by police on Monday in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

The big picture: He appeared in a Pennsylvania court for a preliminary arraignment on firearms and forgery charges earlier on Monday before New York prosecutors filed a murder charge and other charges against him later that night.

  • Thompson's shooting on Wednesday sparked a massive manhunt but no arrests had been made in connection to the case before Monday.

Driving the news: Mangione was detained at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

  • The Altoona Police Department confirmed in a press release that Mangione was arrested on charges unrelated to Thompson's shooting.
  • Mangione's last known address was in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born and raised in Maryland and has ties to San Francisco.

Mangione's education and background

Mangione attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in May 2020 with both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, a Penn spokesperson told Axios.

  • He received a bachelor of science in engineering with a major in computer science and a minor in mathematics.
  • He also received a master of science in engineering in computer and information science.

Mangione graduated in 2016 as valedictorian of the Gilman School, a prep school in Maryland, multiple media outlets reported.

  • A LinkedIn account attributed to Mangione says he served as head counselor at a Stanford University pre-collegiate studies program in 2019. A Stanford spokesperson confirmed to Axios that "a person by the name of Luigi Mangione" had worked as head counselor for the program.
  • The LinkedIn account says that Mangione started work as a data engineer after graduating Penn.
  • A spokesperson for TrueCar, another company listed on Mangione's LinkedIn account, said he has not been an employee of the vehicle sales business since 2023.

How the manhunt unfolded

Context: Thompson was shot and killed outside of a midtown Manhattan Hilton about 6:40am ET on Wednesday by a masked man.

  • Thompson had received threats, his wife said, possibly related to health care coverage.

Zoom in: A McDonald's employee who recognized Mangione called local police, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday. Tisch said his behavior was suspicious during questioning.

  • Mangione was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, a U.S. passport, a gun and a suppressor consistent with those used in the attack.
  • A fraudulent New Jersey ID was consistent with one used to check into a New York City hostel ahead of the shooting.

What they're saying: "Officers recovered a handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset," Tisch said. The document was three pages long.

  • NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said: "It does seem that he had some ill will toward corporate America."

What's next: NYPD officers and members of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office will interview Mangione further.

Go deeper:

Editor's note: This story has been updated with details throughout.

Go deeper
Updated 8 hours ago - Business

Luigi Mangione charged in PA for crimes unrelated to UnitedHealthcare CEO's death

A law enforcement officer near police tape outside the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania Monday and charged with five counts unrelated to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is a person of interest in Thompson's death.

The big picture: Thompson's killing in New York City sparked a nationwide manhunt and triggered an outpouring of online vitriol toward the insurance industry. N.Y. prosecutors filed a murder charge and other charges against Mangione late Monday.

Updated 7 hours ago - Business

N.Y. prosecutors file murder charge against suspect in CEO's death

Luigi Mangione, a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is seen on Monday in a holding cell after being taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and charged with five counts unrelated to the death. Photo: Altoona Police Department via Getty Images

New York prosecutors filed a murder charge against Luigi Mangione in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, on Monday night, according to online court documents.

The big picture: Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania on forgery and gun charges earlier Monday. He also faces several other charges in N.Y.