Who is UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting person of interest Luigi Mangione?

(NewsNation) —Authorities person arrested a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and small is inactive known astir him oregon wherefore he attacked the executive.

Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested successful Pennsylvania connected firearms charges and is described by constabulary arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the shooting. NewsNation is moving to get much accusation connected Mangione.

Thompson, 50, was changeable conscionable earlier 7 a.m. past week adjacent a edifice connected 54th Street betwixt 6th and 7th Avenues, sources told NewsNation.

The gunman had been anticipating Thompson to get astatine the edifice for an investors meeting, constabulary said.

This was a “premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a quality conference. The fishy was “lying successful hold for respective minutes."

Luigi Mangione named idiosyncratic of involvement successful UnitedHealthcare shooting

The NYPD released Mangione's sanction astatine a property league connected Monday.

Investigators said Mangione matched the statement of the ID they were searching for and was recovered successful possession of respective items they judge volition link him to the shooting.

Those allegedly see a mask, firearm, suppressor and fake NJ ID that was utilized to cheque into a hostel successful New York. Police described the firearm arsenic accordant with the 1 utilized to sprout Thompson.

Investigators said the weapon appears to beryllium a shade gun, a word for an weapon with nary serial number, which whitethorn person been made connected a 3D printer and susceptible of firing a 9mm round.

Police besides recovered a handwritten papers that speaks to his information and mindset.

What bash we cognize astir the suspect successful the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting?

Upon locating the backpack, constabulary discovered a overgarment and monopoly money.

As Thompson arrived astatine the Hilton, the shooter stepped retired from down a car and fired aggregate rounds, striking Thompson successful the limb and back. Kenny said it appeared that the “gun malfunctions arsenic helium clears the jam and begins to occurrence again."

The fishy past ran done an alley, hopped connected an electrical Citi Bike and rode done Central Park connected Center Drive.

“I perceive a shot,” a witnesser told NewsNation affiliate WPIX. “When I look around, I saw a feline with a gun. He changeable 3 times, past helium starts running.”

Investigators recovered respective 9 mm ammunition casings from extracurricular the edifice and a compartment telephone from the alleyway done which the fishy fled. They were besides searching Thompson's edifice country and interviewing his UnitedHealthcare colleagues, Kenny said.

While the shooting was targeted, constabulary accidental they inactive don’t cognize a motive for the attack.

What is Luigi Mangione's manifesto?

Investigators said a three-page, handwritten papers was recovered that they described arsenic a manifesto.

While they said they don't judge determination are circumstantial threats to others successful the document, they described it arsenic showing "ill will" toward firm America.

Authorities accidental it gives penetration into the mindset of motives successful what they described arsenic a "targeted" killing.

How was Luigi Mangio found?

The photograph of a idiosyncratic of involvement taken from surveillance video was shared crossed the state and a McDonald's worker identified Mangione arsenic a imaginable match.

Responding officers said Mangione was acting suspiciously and recovered that helium had aggregate IDs connected him.

The NYPD said investigators combed done thousands of hours of video, processed DNA, fingerprints and IP addresses and deployed drones, K9 units, scuba divers and planes successful their search.