Fingerprints, shell casings link Luigi Mangione to murder scene, police say
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New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says crime lab analysis shows matches to gun, snack wrapper and water bottle.
Fingerprints and shell casings connect murder suspect Luigi Mangione to the scene of the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, the police commissioner of New York City has said.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Wednesday that a home-assembled gun allegedly found in Mangione’s possession matched three shell casings found at the scene.
Mangione’s fingerprints were also found on a water bottle and the wrapper of a Kind bar recovered nearby, Tisch said.
Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday at a McDonald’s outlet in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after an employee contacted police.
Police say that Mangione, who comes from a prominent family in Maryland, was found with a so-called ghost gun, fake IDs and a handwritten note discussing possible motives.