The FBI interviewed the mother of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the night before her son’s arrest in Pennsylvania, and she told agents that he resembled the suspect wanted for the murder, according to a Friday report.
Kathleen Mangione was questioned Sunday evening by the agency’s Joint Violent Crimes Task Force after a tip it received four days earlier from San Francisco police about a missing person’s report the family filed last month, law enforcement sources told the Police. New York Post.
San Francisco Police Department notified federal agents after recognizing the suspect’s face in surveillance footage released by the New York City Police Department seeking public assistance after Thompson’s death on December 4, although Kathleen Mangione was not entirely certain it was her son in the images, police said. report.
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Luigi Mangione, 26, is charged with murder in New York in connection with the December 4 execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (David Dee Delagado for Fox News Digital/Businesswire)
The suspect was arrested the next morning at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania before federal agents could notify the NYPD of the conversation, the outlet reported.
He was found with fake IDs and a 3D printed gun that matched the three shell casings found at the crime scene. He is facing multiple charges including second-degree murderillegal possession of weapons and counterfeiting.
His mother reported him missing to San Francisco police on November 18, explaining that she had not spoken to her son since July 1 and did not know where he might be.
Luigi Mangione pictured in a mugshot in Pennsylvania following his arrest in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting and killing Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan on December 4.
“Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” Mangione’s family said in a statement. “We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and ask people to pray for everyone involved.”
The suspect is fighting extradition to New York, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Friday that the alleged killer could waive his extradition next week.
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A photo obtained by Fox News Digital shows Luigi Mangione. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
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“There are indications that the suspect may relinquish, but that relinquishment is only final if a trial follows,” Bragg said during a press conference. “Until then, we will continue to pursue parallel paths, and we will be ready whether he waives extradition or challenges the extradition.”
Fox News Digital has contacted the San Francisco Police Department, the NYPD and the FBI for comment.
