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NYPD were called to a shooting at the Hilton, at West 54th Street and 6th Avenue on December 4th at approximately 6:45 a.m.
Police said Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO suffering was fatally shot by a masked shooter who used what Police believe was a B&T Station Six. According to abnc7ny it has a long barrel that enables the 9mm to fire a nearly silent shot.
Police said during the shooting the gun jammed but the suspect was “proficient in the use of firearms as he was able to clear the malfunctions pretty quickly.”
The live rounds and shell casings found at the scene had the words “Deny,” “defend,” and “depose” inscribed on them.
The suspect is described as 6’1″ with a tall, thin build, and was wearing a black jacket, black hat, black ski mask, and black backpack. He fled on foot before hopping on an electric bike into Central Park a few blocks away, police said. According to the police, the suspect was reportedly staying at a hostel on New York’s Upper West Side, that he booked on November 30th using a New Jersey ID that did not belong to him.
The police are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in Thompson’s killing.
Update: Police arrested Luigi Mangione at an Altoona McDonalds in connection with the targeted killing of Brian Thompson. Mangione has not been charged, but is “a strong person of interest” according to Mayor Eric Adams.3
According to CTV news N.Y. police said Luigi Mangione, was in possession of what appeard to be a “ghost gun that may have been made on a 3D printer, capable of firing a 9 mm round,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. He was also in possession of four fake IDs. He is currently being held on weapons charges.
Update: According to court records, Mangione was charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a silencer and possession of a forged instrument.
On Thursday, Dec. 19, Mangione returned to NYC to face murder charges, stalking and firearms offenses. Accoring to AP news, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office charged Mangione with murder as an act of terrorism, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison without parole. New York does not have the death penalty.