âÂÂThatâÂÂs 100% himâÂÂ: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione
Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonaldâÂÂs in Pennsylvania
Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonaldâÂÂs in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide his identity.
âÂÂThatâÂÂs 100% him,â one officer says eagerly as they step outside to speak out of MangioneâÂÂs earshot.
âÂÂI told you, man,â another responds off camera.
Later, an officer searches MangioneâÂÂs belongings and smiles widely as she pulls out a gun cartridge, seemingly confirming they had found their suspect.
The trove of videos comes from MangioneâÂÂs 9 December 2024 arrest in Altoona, five days after Thompson, a 50-year-old Minnesota executive, was gunned down as he walked to a midtown Manhattan hotel for his companyâÂÂs annual investor conference.
A Manhattan judge unsealed the recordings Friday after CNN petitioned for their release. Parts of the videos were shown during a December court hearing as MangioneâÂÂs lawyers unsuccessfully sought to get key evidence thrown out, including his initial statements to police and items seized at the time of his arrest.
Mangione pleaded guilty in August to federal stalking charges and faces life in prison when heâÂÂs sentenced in December. He also faces murder charges in New York state court, though those proceedings have been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out.
