Suspect in murder of United Healthcare CEO arrested in a McDonald’s

The suspect, wanted for several days in connection with the assassination in New York City of the CEO of United Healthcare, was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a McDonald’s employee identified him and alerted the authorities.

A law enforcement officer said a suspect in UnitedHealth CEO killing had been identified by someone who spotted him in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The man had written a “manifesto,” according to two law enforcement officials.Follow live updates.

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Authorities identified the suspect as Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old man born and raised in Maryland.

According to police, he was in possession of a jacket matching the one he was wearing at the time of the assassination, as well as a handwritten manifesto criticizing health insurance companies.

He also held several fake ID cards, one of which was used to rent an inn on Manhattan’s Upper West Side a few days before the assassination.

Investigators also found a “ghost gun” assembled from parts potentially made with a 3D printer, fitted with a silencer, as well as 9 mm bullets.

On December 4, Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, was shot dead on the street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, outside a hotel.

Since then, a manhunt had been underway for the suspect, identified as having fled the scene on an electric bicycle through Central Park.

Authorities were convinced, however, that he had managed to leave New York, and had also traced his movements prior to the murder, including his stay on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

An initial reward of $10,000 was increased to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.

This amount can certainly be claimed by the McDonald’s employee who, thanks to his vigilance, quickly reported the man to the authorities.

The man is currently detained for illegal possession of a firearm and is being questioned in connection with the murder of the CEO of United Healthcare.