Former New York Police Lt. Joe Cardinale unpacks the investigation into the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on “America Reports.”
The person detained by regulation enforcement as a suspect within the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson labored as a software program engineer at TrueCar.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was detained in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday after he was noticed at a McDonald’s location. An worker reportedly acknowledged him from the manhunt that started final week after Thompson was murdered on a New York Metropolis avenue on Dec. 4.
In response to Mangione’s LinkedIn, he has labored as an information engineer for TrueCar and began his tenure there in November 2020 in Santa Monica, California. TrueCar offers pricing and on-line retailing companies to automobile patrons and auto dealerships and connects sellers to speak with potential prospects out there for a brand new or used automobile.
A spokesperson for TrueCar confirmed to FOX Enterprise that Mangione has not been an worker since 2023.
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Luigi Mangione is a suspect within the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Luigi Mangione Fb | NYPD CrimeStoppers)
Mangione’s web page indicated that he labored with quite a lot of applied sciences and constructed knowledge platforms for dealing with lease and mortgage funds, pricing info in addition to associated visualizations. It notes that he rose from an information engineer I in the beginning of his tenure to an information engineer III as of Oct. 2022.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned at a press convention on Monday that the “suspect was in a McDonald’s and was recognized by an employee who then called local police.”
“Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport. Upon further investigation, officers recovered a firearm on his person as well as a suppressor, both consistent with the weapon used in the murder.”
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“They also recovered clothing, including a mask consistent with those worn by our wanted individual. Also recovered was a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching the ID our suspect used to check into his New York City hostel before the shooting incident,” Tisch mentioned. “Additionally, officers recovered a handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset.”
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny instructed reporters on the similar press convention, “We don’t think that there’s any specific threats to other people mentioned in that document, but it does seem that he has some, some ill will toward corporate America.”
UnitedHealthcare launched a press release after the arrest of a suspect within the killing of CEO Brian Thompson. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Pictures/File)
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A spokesperson for UnitedHealthcare launched a press release to FOX Enterprise on the arrest in reference to Thompson’s homicide: “Our hope is that today’s apprehension brings some relief to Brian’s family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy. We thank law enforcement and will continue to work with them on this investigation. We ask that everyone respect the family’s privacy as they mourn.”
FOX Enterprise’ Greg Norman contributed to this report.
