His arrest was prompted by a tip from an employee at the Altoona McDonald’s, who recognized him from news reports and contacted authorities.

By Jewish Breaking News

Authorities have identified Luigi Mangione, 26, as a person of interest in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione, originally from Hawaii, is a self-proclaimed radical anti-capitalist climate activist and a former Ivy League student with a history of academic excellence.

Mangione reportedly idolized Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and was found in possession of a manifesto denouncing healthcare companies for “putting profits above care.”

Police also recovered the firearm used in the assassination which is being identified as a “ghost gun likely printed in a 3D printer” and a fake ID allegedly used to check into a New York City hostel where Mangione was apprehended.

His arrest was prompted by a tip from an employee at the Altoona McDonald’s, who recognized him from news reports and contacted authorities.

Mangione holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and was valedictorian at the Gilman School in Baltimore.

His technical expertise includes contributions to machine learning and robotics, documented on his GitHub projects.

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Thompson’s wife said on Wednesday that her husband had been receiving threats before he was killed.

By Blake Mauro, The Washington Free Beacon

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City Wednesday morning, calling it a “brazen targeted attack,” the New York Times reported.

Thompson was shot just before 7 a.m. outside a Midtown hotel where his company was holding an investors meeting. Thompson’s killer escaped on an electric Citi Bike and was last spotted in Central Park, investigators said. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a brown coat and black face mask, and carrying a gray backpack, the New York Post reported.

Police said Thompson’s shooter was “lying in wait” for several minutes. “Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target,” officials added.

Thompson’s wife said on Wednesday that her husband had been receiving threats before he was killed.

“There had been some threats,” Paulette Thompson told NBC News over the phone. “I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”

New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) told reporters Thompson’s killing appeared to be a “targeted murder,” not a random act of violence.

“It seemed to have been clearly targeted by an individual, and we will apprehend that individual,” he said.

Authorities have not yet made any arrests.

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