Former Ivy Leaguer nabbed at Pennsylvania McDonald’s is CEO slaying suspect, police say | 9 Dec 2024 | Police have identified a 26-year-old Maryland man as the suspect in last week’s assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot from behind outside a New York City Hilton hotel hours before a shareholder conference Wednesday. Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday morning after a McDonald’s customer and employee spotted him and thought he matched the suspect on a wanted poster. Police responded to the location for reports of a person matching the description of the man wanted for questioning in Thompson’s murder, but Altoona police said they initially took him into custody on unrelated charges. When officers approached, they immediately recognized him, even though he was wearing a medical mask, according to court documents.