Mangione’s Last Hour Before McDonald’s Arrest Recounted by Cops

Five days after a healthcare executive was shot and killed last December in New York City, Luigi Mangione sat down at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, wiped the table and started to eat breakfast.

Customers soon recognized him as the suspect in the shooting of Brian Thompson, a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, and a restaurant manager summoned police.

Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9, 2024. Source: Pennsylvania State Police.

Source: Pennsylvania State Police

Videos of Mangione’s final moments of freedom before his arrest a year ago were played over and over in a New York courtroom last week. The images were shown as prosecutors and defense lawyers fought over whether the evidence collected ...