Luigi Mangione wrote in a manifesto found on him that healthcare executives were “parasites.” [who] it would come.”
The 26-year-old was arrested Monday at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania after an employee alerted authorities to a customer who resembled the suspected shooter.
He has since been charged with the murder of UnitedHeathCare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan.
Mangione’s family released a statement after his arrest saying they were shocked and devastated.
“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione,” the Mangione family said. ‘We only know what we have read in the media.
“Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and ask people to pray for everyone involved.”
Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family. His grandfather Nick Mangione, who died in 2008, was a successful real estate developer.
One of his best-known projects was Turf Valley Resort, a sprawling luxury retreat and conference center outside Baltimore that he purchased in 1978.
Luigi Mangione mentioned UnitedHealthcare in his manifesto when he appeared in court after the CEO’s murder
The suspected shooter reportedly referred to UnitedHealthcare in the handwritten document found on him.
Luigi Mangione named the company worth $515.93 billion in his manifesto, noting the size of the company and how much money it makes, a senior law enforcement official who saw the document told the New York Times.
In the 262-word handwritten manifesto, Mangione said UnitedHealthcare’s market cap has grown, but U.S. life expectancy has not.
The document condemned companies that “continue to abuse our country for enormous profits because the American public has let them get away with it.”
He reportedly wrote that he was acting alone and that he was self-financed.
“To spare you a lengthy investigation, I state clearly that I have not collaborated with anyone,” Mangione said.
‘These parasites had it coming. I apologize for any conflict or trauma, but it had to be done.”
Watch: Luigi Mangione’s valedictory speech at a $40,000 prep school
Luigi Mangione told his classmates that it takes “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things.”
Mangione had served as valedictorian of Gilman School’s Class of 2016, whom he praised in his speech for his “inventive [and] pioneering mentality.’
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said Luigi Mangione is “not a hero.”
Governor Josh Shapiro said UnitedHealthcare’s presumptive CEO Luigi Mangione is “not a hero” after his court appearance.
“In America, we don’t kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a point of view,” Shapiro said.
‘He’s not a hero. The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald’s this morning.”
Luigi Mangione would be in Pennsylvania for ‘several days’
Police say the suspected shooter of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has been in the Keystone State for “several days” after the deadly attack.
Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said police are working to find out where the suspect went after the killing of Brian Thompson.
“We know he’s been in Pennsylvania for several days, so part of that investigation will also focus on trying to follow in his footsteps,” Bivens said.
Luigi Mangione’s shocked reaction when McDonald’s employees identified the suspected killer
New York officials accuse Luigi Mangione of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione was charged with murder by New York officials over the shock execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
He was arrested by police in Pennsylvania on Monday.
Mangione now faces three charges of gun possession and forgery in New York.
He remains jailed in Pennsylvania on charges of possession of a firearm without a license, forgery and providing false identification to police.
Mangione was arrested Monday at an Altoona McDonald’s after police “immediately recognized” him as the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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