A person of interest in custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the fatal shooting of of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.
New York police announced the 26-year-old suspect , Luigi Mangione, is being held in Pennsylvania awaiting extradition to New York. NYPD officer are on their way to Altoona. The suspect was reportedly apprehended at a McDonald's, where an employee believed he resembled the man who shot Thompson and called the police.
Police say the man had a gun with a suppressor and fake IDs — including one for New Jersey which reportedly was used at the hostel in New York, and a hand-written manifesto. Reportedly, it outlined complaints about the healthcare industry.
Mangione has been arrested on gun charges.