12/09/2024

Police Arrest ‘Strong Person of Interest’ in Healthcare CEO’s Killing

The man, Luigi Mangione, was arrested in Pennsylvania

A man has been arrested on gun charges and for questioning in connection with last week's killing of a health insurance executive in Midtown Manhattan that prompted a manhunt up and down the East Coast, the New York Police Department said.

The man being questioned was identified as Luigi Mangione, 26, the police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, said at a news briefing on Monday afternoon. He was arrested in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsyvlania, after an employee recognized him and called the authorities at about 9:15 a.m.

"He was sitting there eating," said Joseph Kenny, the Police Department's chief of detectives, at the briefing.

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