Former New York Police Lieutenant Joe Cardinale reveals the investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on “America Reports”.
A person detained by law enforcement as a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Worked as a software engineer at TrueCar.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday after being spotted at a McDonald’s location. An employee reportedly recognized Thompson during a search that began last week after he was murdered on a New York City street on December 4.
According to Mangione’s LinkedIn, he has worked as a data engineer for TrueCar and began his tenure in Santa Monica, California in November 2020. TrueCar provides pricing and online retailing services Car Buyers and Auto Dealerships and connects dealers to communicate with potential customers in the market for a new or used car.
A spokesperson for TrueCar confirmed to Fox Business that Mangione is not an employee through 2023.
Suspect detained in search of killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione is a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Luigi Mangione Facebook | NYPD Crimestoppers)
Mangione’s page indicates that he worked with a variety of technologies and built data platforms to handle lease and loan payments, pricing information, as well as related visualizations. It reads that he became Data Engineer III from Data Engineer I at the beginning of his tenure by October 2022.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch “The suspect was at the McDonald’s and was identified by an employee, who called local police,” it said at a news conference Monday.
“Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and had multiple fake IDs as well as a U.S. passport. Upon further investigation, Officers recovered a gun “His personality as well as the suppressor, both of which are consistent with the weapon used in the murder.”
UnitedHealth reacts to the arrest of CEO’s murder suspect
“They also recovered clothing, including a mask that matched the clothing worn by our wanted individual. Also recovered was a fake New Jersey ID that matched the ID our suspect used to Was done for investigation. New York City Hostel prior to the shooting incident,” Tisch said. “Additionally, officers recovered a handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset.”
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney told reporters at the same press conference, “We don’t think there is any particular threat to the other people mentioned in that document, but it does appear that they have some, some ill will toward corporate America. Is.”
UnitedHealthcare released a statement following the arrest of a suspect in the murder of CEO Brian Thompson. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/File)
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A spokesperson for UnitedHealthcare released a statement to Fox Business on the arrest in connection with Thompson’s murder: “Our hope is that today’s arrest will bring some comfort to Brian’s family, friends, coworkers, and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy. We thank law enforcement and we continue to work with them on this investigation. We ask that everyone respect the family’s privacy as they grieve.”
Fox Business’ Greg Norman contributed to this report.
