The person of interest identified and detained Monday in the apparent assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was revealed to have deep ties to the state of Maryland with family businesses in Baltimore and a family member in state government.
Authorities identified Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old former Ivy League student, as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, The Gateway Pundit reported Monday.
It was later discovered that his family owns multiple businesses in Baltimore City or Baltimore County, including Hayfields Country Club in Cockeysville.
The family of Luigi Mangione, who was arrested on gun charges and is a POI in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, owns Hayfields Country Club and other businesses in the Baltimore area.
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He is also a cousin of Republican State Delegate Nino Mangione, who has been in office since 2019.
A source in Baltimore County who is indirectly familiar with the possible shooter described him as “super smart” and said the family is “very well off.”
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny revealed during a press conference earlier that Luigi Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco, California, and his last known address was in Honolulu, Hawaii. Watch below:
Kenny: As the commissioner stated earlier, a man was taken into custody today in Altoona, Pennsylvania this morning. He has been identified as Luigi Nicholas Mangione. He’s a male, 26 years old. He was born and raised in Maryland. We know he has ties to San Francisco, California, and his last known address was Honolulu, Hawaii. He has no prior arrest history in New York. Members of the NYPD Detective Bureau are currently traveling to Pennsylvania with members of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office to interview this subject.
It was revealed that police found a manifest, which ranted against the healthcare industry, on Mangione, who was nabbed at a McDonald’s.
Law enforcement found at least four fake IDs on Mangione, a gun with a silencer, and a manifesto.
“These parasites had it coming” and “I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done,” a police official who has seen the document told CNN.
Mangione was discovered to be an anti-Capitalist who ranted about the healthcare industry’s massive profits and believes in climate change.
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Mangioni was also valedictorian of his high school class at Gilman School in 2016. Gilman School, an all-boys private country day school on the outskirts of Baltimore, addressed the incident in a letter to the community.
Per WBAL-TV Baltimore:
Mangione was valedictorian of the Class of 2016 at the Gilman School, and he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. His family owns Turf Valley and Hayfields Country Club, as well as a Maryland radio station.
In a letter obtained by 11 News, Gilman’s head of school, Henry Smyth, said to its community:
“We recently became aware that the person arrested in connection with the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is a Gilman alumnus, Luigi Mangione, Class of 2016. We do not have any information other than what is being reported in the news.
“This is deeply distressing news on top of an already awful situation. Our hearts go out to everyone affected.
“Here on campus, our focus will remain on caring for and educating the boys. Thank you for your understanding.”
Mangione is the cousin of Baltimore County Delegate Nino Mangione, R-District 42A, the lawmaker’s office confirmed.
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