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‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione

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Police bodycam footage released Friday shows Luigi Mangione being arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald's five days after the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. In the video, officers recognize Mangione and find a gun cartridge during a search of his belongings, confirming their suspicions. The recordings were unsealed following CNN’s petition and were partially shown during a December court hearing where Mangione’s lawyers attempted to challenge evidence from his arrest but failed. Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and faces life in prison upon sentencing this December.

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On December 9, 2024, Pennsylvania police arrested Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona after recognizing him as the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Body camera footage shows officers confronting Mangione and immediately identifying him as the murderer. Officers found a gun, magazine, and silencer in his backpack during the arrest. Thompson was shot on December 4, 2024, while heading to an investor conference in Manhattan. The arrest came five days after the shooting when police recognized Mangione from released photos. The footage was shown at a suppression hearing last year but only recently made public.

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Altoona Manhattan McDonald Pennsylvania United Healthcare

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Mangione PERSON · 6× Manhattan GPE · 3× Altoona GPE · 1× Brian Thompson PERSON · 1× Luigi Mangione PERSON · 1× McDonald PERSON · 1× Minnesota GPE · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× Thompson PERSON · 1× United Healthcare ORG · 1×

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The trove of videos comes from Mangione’s 9 December 2024 arrest in Altoona, five days after Thompson, a 50-year-old Minnesota executive, was gunned down as he walked to a midtown Manhattan hotel for his company’s annual investor conference.

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2026-10-02 · The Guardian

‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione · assertive framing

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Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. asserted

officers → release → Manhattan

In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide his identity. asserted

he → ask → identity

“That’s 100% him,” one officer says eagerly as they step outside to speak out of Mangione’s earshot. asserted

they → ’ → earshot

“I told you, man,” another responds off camera. asserted

another → tell → camera

Later, an officer searches Mangione’s belongings and smiles widely as she pulls out a gun cartridge, seemingly confirming they had found their suspect. asserted

they → search → suspect

he → come → conference

A Manhattan judge unsealed the recordings Friday after CNN petitioned for their release. asserted

CNN → unseal → release

Parts of the videos were shown during a December court hearing as Mangione’s lawyers unsuccessfully sought to get key evidence thrown out, including his initial statements to police and items seized at the time of his arrest. asserted

evidence → show → arrest

Mangione pleaded guilty in August to federal stalking charges and faces life in prison when he’s sentenced in December. asserted

he → plead → December

He also faces murder charges in New York state court, though those proceedings have been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out. asserted

case → face → court