Police questioning a man in Pennsylvania in connection with killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO ...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: CNN

Police questioning a man in Pennsylvania in connection with killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, law enforcement officials say

By Ashley R. Williams, Gloria Pazmino, Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz and Ryan Young, CNN
5 minute read * Updated 11:29 AM EST, Mon December 9, 2024

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 11:28 a.m. ET]

Police are questioning a man in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the shooting and killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter tell CNN.

Working off of a tip, police stopped a person traveling by bus and recovered a suppressor and a number of false IDs, one of the officials added.

That man is now in custody and being questioned.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-monday/index.html

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Hat tip, {redacted}

[atreides1]

1. Good work

Now, have they found the 3 men who stabbed 2 migrant workers, in NYC?

[magicarpet]

3. Were the migrant workers multi-millionaires ?

Then they might be on the very bottom rather than the very top of the LEO crime solving priority lists.

[Farmer-Rick]

5. Well, since US police have failed

To solve over half the murder cases in the US. And they have failed to solve and as much as 75% of other crimes. I guess most everyone, except the filthy-rich are on the bottom of the priority list.

And yet police nationwide have time to pull you over for speeding.

[gopiscrap]

16. and sit around donut shops

[Dan]

2. Memo: Jury Trial.

[Drum]

4. Gift link to NYTimes developing coverage:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/uhc-ceo-murder-suspect/uhc-ceo-murder-suspect?unlocked_article_code=1.gE4.nd4v.-Uk1u_EqL3EM&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Snip:
A man is being held for questioning in connection with the killing of a health insurance executive last week, according to three law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.

The man was identified based on a tip from someone who spotted him in a McDonald’s restaurant, one of the officials said, and is being held in Altoona, Pa. One of the law enforcement officials said that the man had a gun, a silencer and false identification cards similar to those they believe the killer used in New York.

[orleans]

6. if it isn't him there are some weird coincidences

appearance, a "suppressor" and fake ids

[yardwork]

7. That's an interesting article with the interview with the profiler.

Thanks for posting it.

[area51]

8. I thought they said the suspect had gone to Atlanta. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Atlanta might have been a dodge. He might be doubling back to a home nearer NYC

He may have gone to Atlanta before so he could "arrive by bus from Atlanta". And then go to Atlanta afterwards, then taking another bus back home to, say, Pennsylvania.

[sarisataka]

13. Atlanta, Altoona; Tomato, Tomahto...

Perhaps he went south first to try to throw police off track

[Drum]

15. Perhaps the police released the Atlanta story to misdirect the shooter about their investigation?

I think that’s been known to happen (and I can see why) as well as leaving relevant items out of updates to weed out the bad tips.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. The cops will be able to tell if this is their guy in short order.

They have DNA and a partial print from the shooter in NY.

[Dan]

10. The Police

In America was/were designed to protect property.

So, in theory that also means to protect the property owners.

So when a rich property owner is killed or death through misadventure, the police pull out all stops to assure the remaining property owners that they are working on their behalf.

Now, some down-on-his-luck person - tough shit - unless you just happen to have a picture/video of the person that done you wrong - you’re mostly on your own.

There is an exception, the police will gladly charge some ignorant person of a crime that doesn’t exercise his rights to an attorney (have money get justice) that he/she couldn’t possibly have committed.

And the icing on the cake - the courts (governors) have said - even when they know you are innocent, if you have been convicted of the crime - then you can stay in jail.

MAGA.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Police and property / richies: it was ever thus all over world, not unique to USA. . . . nt

[Farmer-Rick]

20. Back in 1960 it was much better.

Many police departments nationwide reported 90%+ clearance rates. Though most studies indicate nationwide it was probably closer to 87% in the 1960s. That has been on the decline ever since. Today police clear about 52.3% of murders and even fewer of other crimes like assault and rape.

No, it has NOT always been this bad.

[Drum]

11. UPDATES, according to NYTimes (see post 4 above)...

Man in PA provided fake NJ ID to local police (same as shooter?)
Man in possession of “ghost gun.”
Man in possession of handwritten “manifesto” criticized health care companies for putting profits above care, according to a senior law enforcement official.
Being held locally on false ID issue
NY will have to extradite in order to charge for the murder.

This info gleaned from NYT gift link in post #4 above…

[eggplant]

18. Circumstantial.

Heh. It'll be interesting to see if jury nullification happens. Probably not, but if so, then THAT would be particularly chilling for all the other execs.

Also, good luck finding 12 people who make it through voir dire.

[Lulu KC]

17. Luigi Mangione, age 26

(same article already shared, I see, so ignore link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-shooting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE4.iwu0.hBCZDuEl9LUR&smid=url-share

[Richard_GB]

19. If I had seen this young man in McDonalds

And I had suspected that he was the shooter. I would never have reported it. I would simply have shut up and moved on.