(ProsperNews.net) – The investigation into the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson revealed a startling detail after police spoke to the suspect’s mother. Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in what prosecutors have described as a “brazen, targeted, and premeditated” killing.
According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, investigators contacted Mangione’s mother on December 7 after connecting him to surveillance footage of the crime. During their conversation, she reportedly told police that the killing “might be something that she could see him doing.” Her statement came one day before Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania.
Mangione had been reported missing by his mother last month in San Francisco, with no contact since July. After recognizing him in the images released by the NYPD, authorities in California reached out to her. While she did not explicitly confirm that her son was the suspect in the footage, her response prompted investigators to act quickly.
Two days later, Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He now faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, several counts of second-degree murder, and weapons and forgery-related felonies.
The murder occurred on the morning of December 4 outside a Hilton hotel in Manhattan. Thompson, 50, was walking to a shareholder meeting when he was ambushed by a masked gunman who shot him in the back. Surveillance video captured the attacker calmly walking away after the shooting.
Authorities allege Mangione waited outside the hotel for nearly an hour before carrying out the attack. Police recovered a burner phone and parts of a 3D-printed weapon at the scene, linking them to Mangione through ballistic evidence and other materials.
Mangione was indicted by a New York grand jury on Tuesday. He is being held in Pennsylvania and is expected to appear in court Thursday for an extradition hearing. Sources indicate that he is unlikely to contest his transfer to New York, where he will face trial.
The case has sparked outrage and concern, particularly over online praise for the killing. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch condemned those celebrating the act, calling it a “senseless and calculated crime.” Thompson’s death has left his family and colleagues grieving the loss of a man described as a devoted father and a respected leader in his industry.
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