The arrest of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has upended the investigation with revelations of his ties to a prominent Maryland political family. Mangione, a former Ivy League student and self-described anti-capitalist, was taken into custody Monday at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, marking a critical development in the six-day manhunt.
Law enforcement sources said Mangione was found with a handwritten manifesto critical of the healthcare industry, accusing corporations of exploiting vulnerable patients for profit. Officials believe Mangione fled New York City immediately after the shooting, traveling by Greyhound bus to Altoona, where his arrest occurred without incident. Authorities also recovered a bolt-action firearm matching the description of the weapon used in Thompson’s murder and fake identification.
Mangione was born in Maryland to Louis and Kathleen Zannino Mangione. According to Baltimore Fishbowl, he is registered to vote at his family’s residence on Hayfields Road in Cockeysville, next to their golf course. In 2020, he obtained an absentee ballot in Maryland.
His mother, Kathleen, is part of the family that owns and manages the Charles S. Zannino Funeral Home in Highlandtown. Mangione is the cousin of Baltimore County Delegate Nino Mangione, who