Unsealed Body-Camera Video Shows Arrest of Luigi Mangione After United Healthcare CEO Killing

CNN obtained newly unsealed police body-camera recordings that capture the morning of December 9, 2024, when Altoona, Pennsylvania, officers approached Luigi Mangione inside a McDonald’s. The officers questioned Mangione, who initially presented a fake identification bearing the name “Mark Rosario.” After confirming his true identity, they handcuffed him, searched his pockets and his black backpack, and escorted him to the police station. The footage, taken from the cameras of eight officers, is the first public view of the arrest since the videos were sealed during a suppression hearing last year.

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During the on-site search, officers recovered a gun magazine wrapped in underwear from Mangione’s backpack. At the station, a further search of the backpack yielded a firearm and a notebook containing handwritten entries that prosecutors have described as Mangione’s “manifesto.” The notebook and weapon are now identified as the murder weapon used in the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on a Manhattan sidewalk.

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Mangione entered a guilty plea to federal charges in August, admitting responsibility for Thompson’s death. Following the plea, his defense attorneys filed a motion with New York State Judge Gregory Carro seeking dismissal of the state murder case on double-jeopardy grounds. The defense argues that prosecuting Mangione in state court would constitute an unlawful second prosecution after his federal conviction.

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Judge Carro previously ruled that most evidence obtained during the arrest would be admissible at trial, placing the videos under seal until the recent petition for release. The defense’s double-jeopardy argument remains pending, leaving open the question of whether the state murder charge will proceed despite the federal guilty plea.

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