The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was seen near a Port Authority bus stop 46 minutes after the shocking crime, New York police said he made his way to Pennsylvania, where he was eventually arrested.
Officials said Thompson was shot in the back outside New York's Hilton Midtown Hotel last Wednesday while on his way to a UnitedHealth Group investor conference.
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Police believe the shooter left town, sparking an intense manhunt that led to the arrest of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, days later. Authorities say he eluded police in Pennsylvania for “several days” and his exact whereabouts between the morning of the shooting and his arrest remain a mystery.
Sunday, November 24th
10:11 p.m.: The person arrives in New York City. A video shows him getting off a bus at the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue.
The bus originated in Atlanta but made about six or seven stops along the way and investigators are not sure where the man got on, Kenny said.
After arriving at the port authority, he takes a taxi near the Hilton Hotel and stays there for about 30 minutes.
Around 11 p.m.: He takes a taxi to the hostel on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Friday, November 29th
He was checked out of the dorm, but police believe it was an administrative check because he didn't show up at the required time.
He reported again and police do not believe he spent the night elsewhere. He had two roommates that he didn't know. He kept his mask on the entire time. The man paid in cash but provided ID.
“We believe the identification was fraudulent,” said NYPD Chief Detective Joseph Kenny.
Wednesday December 4th
About 5:30 a.m.: He leaves the hostel. Police believe he was on a bicycle.
5:41 a.m.: The video shows him at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue in the Hilton.
“We see him walking around, walking near the hotel, walking down 54th Street, walking back and forth,” Kenny said.
At some point, the man enters a Starbucks and makes a purchase.
6:44 a.m.: Thompson is killed. He is shot in the back and then shot several more times.
Three pieces of recovered ammunition had “deny,” “delay” and “drop” written in marker, one each, Kenny said.
6:48 a.m.: The man enters Central Park on 60th Street.
6:56 a.m.: He is seen leaving the park on Central Park West, still riding his bike.
6:58 a.m.: He's biking at 85th Street and Columbus Avenue.
7 a.m.: He's heading north on 86th Street and no longer has his bike.
7:04 a.m.: He is seen getting into a northbound taxi at 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
7:30 a.m.: He is seen near the George Washington Bridge near a Port Authority bus stop.
A total reward of $60,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooter.
Wednesday, December 4th – Monday, December 9th
Before his arrest in central Pennsylvania, Mangione spent time on both ends of the state, authorities said.
“This suspect traveled between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, making stops in between,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday.
Shapiro and other state officials asked the public to help them determine Mangione's whereabouts.
“We know that he has been in Pennsylvania for several days, and so part of this investigation will also be focused on trying to retrace his steps,” State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference. “For example, we have already identified businesses he visited in the area and activities he was involved in. That led us to more evidence, so it has become a mountain of evidence that we have to analyze.”
Monday, December 9th
9:14 a.m.: Altoona police officers are dispatched to a McDonald's for “reports of a man matching the description of the United Healthcare CEO murder suspect.”
A responding officer asks the suspect to remove his mask and asks him if he has been in New York City recently. The man then “became quiet and started shaking,” police said.
“He became visibly nervous and shaking at the question,” Altoona Police Chief Derek Swope said. “He didn’t really answer it directly. So that statement alone really said a lot. The suspect didn’t have to say much after that question.”
The man is brought in for questioning.
Around 1:45 p.m.: New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announces that Mangione, who was considered a person of interest at the time, was arrested in Altoona on firearms charges.
Around 6:45 p.m.: Following a preliminary arraignment in a Pennsylvania courtroom, Mangione is charged with forgery, possession of a firearm without a license, tampering with records or identification, possession of instruments of crime and presenting false identification to law enforcement.
Around 10:45 p.m.: Online court records show that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has formally charged Mangione with Thompson's murder. He is also charged with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of possession of a forged instrument.
Tuesday, December 10th
1:40 p.m Mangione struggles with guards trying to escort him to the courthouse in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
“This is completely unrealistic and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience,” he shouts as he struggles with three guards who push him into the courthouse.
He is denied bail and vows to fight extradition to New York.
