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Suspect charged with crimes including weapons and forgery charges

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with weapons, forgery and other crimes in Pennsylvania after being arrested at a McDonald’s on Monday morning, the AP reports.

The 26-year-old suspect, identified by police as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, began shaking when police asked if he had been in New York recently, court records said.

Altoona police department is expected to hold another press conference at 6.30pm ET at Blair county courthouse, according to the police spokesperson.

Suspect arrives for preliminary arraignment

Luigi Mangione was seen arriving at a Blair county, Pennsylvania, courthouse for preliminary arraignment. Videos posted by Fox News anchor Tom Haynes on X show Mangione dressed in all black with his arms behind his back.

Officials are looking into an image of an X-ray of a spine that is displayed on Mangione’s X profile to determine who it belongs to and whether it has anything to do with the killing of Brian Thompson, law enforcement officials told NBC News.

Pennsylvania police have released the official mugshot of Luigi Mangione.

In the image, Mangione is seen wearing a black padded jacket and a black snood.

Suspect expected to appear for preliminary arraignment on gun charges

Mangione has been scheduled to appear in court at Blair county courthouse in Pennsylvania at approximately 6pm ET for a preliminary arraignment on gun charges, according to a courthouse spokesperson.

Mangione was a member of the UPenn chapter of Phi Kappa Psi. But a person who was also in the fraternity and spoke anonymously to the New York Times said he had heard that Mangione stopped speaking to many people from college over the last year. This particular person told the Times that he last spoke to Mangione in February 2023 around the time he suffered a spine injury.

TrueCar says Mangione has not worked for company since 2023

On his LinkedIn profile, Luigi Mangione listed TrueCar Inc., a publicly traded new and used car-buying marketplace, as his employer since 2021. Mangione listed his current role as a data engineer. However, a TrueCar spokesperson said that he had not worked at the company for some time.

“While we generally don’t comment on personnel matters, we can confirm that Luigi Mangione has not been an employee of our company since 2023,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

Headmaster of suspect's school calls arrest 'deeply distressing'

The headmaster of Gilman School, the private all-boys school Luigi Mangione graduated from in 2016, said the news of Mangione’s arrest is “deeply distressing”.

“We recently became aware that the person arrested in connection with the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is a Gilman alumnus, Luigi Mangione, Class of 2016,” Gilman Headmaster Henry P. A. Smyth wrote in an email to the school community. “We do not have any information other than what is being reported in the news.”

“This is deeply distressing news on top of an already awful situation. Our hearts go out to everyone affected,” Smyth continued.

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Here’s the latest. Police recovered a handwritten document on Luigi Mangione when they apprehended him that detailed his motivations. One line from the document read: “These parasites had it coming,” according to CNN. “I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done,” it continued.

Summary of the day so far

If you’re just joining us, here is what has happened in the last few hours:

• News broke earlier today that police had detained and were questioning a 26-year-old man in Pennsylvania in connection with the fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, in New York City.
  

• At a news conference, Police confirmed that they had arrested the 26-year-old, named Luigi Mangione, at a McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He has been named as a person of interest. He was born and raised in Maryland.
  

• New York authorities said that responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs as well as a US passport.
  

• Upon further investigation, officers recovered a firearm on the man, as well as a suppressor, both consistent with the weapon used in the murder.
  

• When he was arrested, police said that he was in possession of a ghost gun that may have been made on a 3D printer, that had the capability of firing a 9mm round and a suppressor.
  

• Police also recovered a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching the ID the man used to check into the New York City hostel before the shooting incident.
  

• Police also found a handwritten document on the man, that spoke to both his motivation and mindset, officials said. The details of the letter have not yet been released.
  

• They also recovered clothing on the man, including a mask consistent with those worn by the gunman, authorities said.
  

• NYPD detectives are en route to Pennsylvania right now to interview the subject further, officials said.
  

• Authorities say that as of now, they believe that the person of interest acted alone.
  

• A spokesperson for the University of Pennsylvania confirmed to the Guardian that Mangione had received his bachelor of science in engineering and master of science in engineering at the school.

A Penn spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that Luigi Mangione had received his bachelor of science in engineering and master of science in engineering at the school.