Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is originally from the Baltimore area.
Mangione, 26, was taken into custody Monday morning after being spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He is being held on a firearms charge.
Mangione was born and raised in Baltimore County. He graduated in 2016 from Gilman School as class valedictorian before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he developed video games.
The Mangione family is well-known throughout the state. Mangione’s cousin is sitting Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, who represents District 42A.
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The extended family owns Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley, Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, and WCBM, an AM talk radio station based out of Owings Mills.
Investigators say Mangione last lived in Hawaii. Police said they are not aware of any prior arrest record.
Until Monday, a nationwide manhunt was launched in search of Thompson’s killer.
NYPD released surveillance photos of the man now identified as Mangione over the weekend, leading to a large number of tips being called in.
Mangione is being held in Pennsylvania before likely being extradited to New York.
