NEW YORK — A University of Pennsylvania graduate is charged in the targeted attack of Brian Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare who was fatally shot outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel ahead of an investor conference, police said Monday.
Luigi Mangione is a suspect in the fatal shooting, authorities confirmed Monday night during a press briefing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he was apprehended after an individual at a McDonald’s recognized him from the wildly circulated images of the suspect sought in the shooting.
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Here’s what we know about the case:
Charged with murder
The New York Police Department has charged Mangione with second-degree murder in connection with Thompson’s death, according to an online court docket filed on Monday.
The docket shows Mangione is also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon.
The forged instrument is the fake NJ driver’s license he allegedly used to check into the hostel on …