Brian Thompson shooting latest: Person of Interest ‘no longer cooperative’ with cops after being arrested on gun charges
Luigi Mangione, 26, is now being held without bond as officials said they plan to file homicide charges
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Police say the man arrested in Pennsylvania as a person of interest in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Monday initially cooperated with police, but was no longer talking to investigators.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, by a patron who recognized him from the images circulated by the NYPD following last week’s shooting and alerted police.
He was arraigned Monday evening on gun charges and is being held without bond. Charges in New York in connection to the killing are expected to be filed “soon,” officials said.
The prep school valedictorian was carrying a ghost gun believed to be the one used in the shooting, a suppresser, “multiple fraudulent IDs,” and a handwritten, three-page manifesto that allegedly slammed the health care system. Police have not given an official motive behind the killing.
During a press conference after the arrest, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemned those who had celebrated the New York shooting, calling the gunman “no hero.”
“In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint,” Shapiro said.
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Ex-FBI profiler says killer ‘bound to make mistake’ as manhunt enters sixth day
Former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole believes the man who gunned down Brian Thompson last week won’t evade capture for much longer.
The manhunt for the shooting suspect has entered its sixth day following the murder of the UnitedHealthcare chief at point-blank range on Wednesday outside the New York Hilton Midtown.
O’Toole, who helped track down the Unabomber during her career at the bureau, believes that the suspect’s days are numbered as he’s bound to “make a mistake”.
“I’m thinking we’re going to know who this is within a matter of a few more days, if that,” O’Toole told CNN. “The ability to stand up against that kind of an investigation, one person can’t do it, no matter how arrogant you are.”
She added: “You’re bound to make mistakes.”