Who is Luigi Mangione? Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder

LUIGI Mangione emerged as the primary suspect in the high-profile murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

He was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania five days after the assassination in New York City on December 4, 2024, which sparked a nationwide manhunt.

Luigi Mangione has been arrested in connection with the murder of Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione has been arrested in connection with the murder of Brian ThompsonCredit: The Mega Agency
He was apprehended five days after the assassination in New York City
He was apprehended five days after the assassination in New York CityCredit: Reuters
Mangione attended a $40,000-a-year Baltimore prep school
Mangione attended a $40,000-a-year Baltimore prep schoolCredit: The Mega Agency

Who is Luigi Mangione?

Luigi Mangione, 26, was born and raised in Maryland, with his last known residence in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He attended the Gilman School,​​ an elite $40,000-a-year Baltimore prep school, graduating as valedictorian in 2016.

One former student from the Gilman School told The U.S. Sun Mangione was “popular” and had a “big circle of friends.”

An individual, who preferred to remain anonymous, shared, “We attended the same school but ran in different social circles. I am truly taken aback by this entire situation.”

“I think he played soccer, it was an all-boys school, so being a good athlete got you social currency for sure.”

The source also commented, “It is not unusual for individuals to harbor grievances against CEOs, particularly those in the healthcare sector in this nation, but resorting to assassination?”

“That sounds very, very insane to me. The world is a crazy a** place.”

According to his LinkedIn profile, Mangione completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer, and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.

Mangione was actively involved in campus life, reportedly working as a teaching assistant and founding a video game development club.

He also served as a head counselor for a pre-collegiate studies program at Stanford University during the summer of 2019.

Moment Luigi Mangioni arrives at court after McDonald’s arrest over CEO murder as ghost gun & manifesto found

The suspect’s great-grandfather, Nicholas Mangione, was a first-generation American who built a real estate empire in Maryland and owned the Turf Valley Resort, Hayfields Country Club and the WCBM-AM radio station. He also founded the Lorien Health Services nursing home.

Mangione is the cousin of Republican Maryland House of Delegates member Nino Mangione.

Profession

According to his LinkedIn profile, Mangione was a data engineer at TrueCar, an online platform for buying and selling vehicles.

However, a spokesperson for TrueCar told The U.S. Sun: “While we generally don’t comment on personnel matters, we can confirm that Luigi Mangione has not been an employee of our company since 2023.”

We don’t think that there’s any specific threat to other people mentioned in that document, but it does seem he has some ill will toward corporate America

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny

Prior to this role, he interned as a programmer at Fixarixis, a video game company.

Shooting

On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside the Hilton Midtown Hotel in Manhattan, New York.

The attack appeared to be premeditated, with the gunman seemingly waiting for Thompson before shooting him in the chest.

The execution was caught on surveillance, and the suspect was seen escaping toward Central Park on a bike, sparking a citywide search for the assassin.

Arrest

Following an extensive week-long search, Mangione was apprehended on December 9, 2024, at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

The McDonald’s restaurant where Altoona police officers arrested Luigi Mangione
The McDonald’s restaurant where Altoona police officers arrested Luigi MangioneCredit: EPA

A McDonald’s employee called the cops on the suspect, who was “sitting there eating,” New York Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a press conference on Monday, December 9.

Upon his arrest, Mangione was found in possession of several incriminating items:

  • A 9mm ghost gun with a silencer, consistent with the weapon used in Thompson’s murder
  • Multiple counterfeit identification cards, including a fake New Jersey ID matching the one used to check into a Manhattan hostel prior to the shooting
  • A three-page handwritten manifesto expressing frustrations with the US healthcare system

Initially charged with firearms offenses in Pennsylvania, Mangione was later charged with murder in New York City.

Possible motives

While the exact motive remains unclear, authorities have noted that Mangione’s handwritten document revealed his “motivation and mindset”.

Chief of Detectives Kenny said: “We don’t think that there’s any specific threat to other people mentioned in that document, but it does seem he has some ill will toward corporate America.”

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