Brian Thompson assassination suspect is NAMED by police after being detained with trove of chilling evidence: Detectives reveal details of handwritten manifesto
The man, identified by the New York Times as Luigi Mangione, was taken into custody after McDonald’s customers in Altoona, around 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, believed they recognized him as the gunman.
He reportedly had a gun similar to the one used in the Wednesday morning murder, along with a gun silencer, a manifesto and four fake IDs on his person when he was nabbed by cops.
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13:23
Revealed: Man questioned in connection with the shooting identified
The man being questioned by cops in Altoona in connection with the murder of CEO Brian Thompson has been identified as Luigi Mangione, 26.
Three law enforcement officials gave the name to the New York Times.
Mangione was detained as a person of interest at a McDonald’s in the Pennsylvania city on Monday morning.
He has not been charged in connection with the shooting.
13:04
Tipster was an ‘elderly patron’ at McDonald’s
The 911 caller who potentially identified the gunman at the Altoona McDonald’s was an ‘elderly patron’ according to an anonymous law enforcement official speaking with the New York Times.
They called cops around 9.15am on Monday after spotting the man they believed matched surveillance images of the gunman shared by police.
13:02
Fake ID used by the person of interest in Altoona ‘matches one used by the alleged gunman in New York City’
An anonymous law enforcement official said the man detained in an Altoona used the same fake New Jersey ID as one the alleged gunman presented in a New York City hostel.
They told the New York Times it matched the ID presented to the hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on November 24, when the shooter is believed to have arrived in the city.
12:58
Revealed: Manifesto found on person of interest ‘criticized healthcare companies’
The manifesto found on the man detained in Altoona was handwritten and criticized health care companies for putting profits above care, an anonymous law enforcement official told theNew York Times.
No further details about the manifesto have been given so far.
