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Pennsylvania Democratic Gov Josh Shapiro issued a sweeping conviction of the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood.
Shapiro criticized the suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione, speaking at a news conference Monday after Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
“The suspect here is a coward, not a hero,” Shapiro said.
The governor spoke out against”seeing justice” and rebuked those who have praised Thompson’s killing “in some dark corners” of the Internet.
LUIGI MANGIONE, ALLEGED ASSAULT OF UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO, CHARGED WITH MURDER IN NEW YORK
A photo obtained by Fox News Digital shows murder suspect Luigi Mangione. (Acquired by Fox News Digital)
“In America, we don’t kill people in cold blood to settle political differences or express a point of view,” Shapiro said.
His remarks came hours after a six-day manhunt for Thompson’s killer ended at a McDonald’s in Altoona.
UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO, MURDER SUSPECT, ARRESTED AT PENNSYLVANIA MCDONALD’S
Gov. Josh Shapiro arrives for a news conference on the arrest of Luigi Mangione in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (David Dee Delgado for Fox News Digital)
Mangione, a 26-year-old software developer, was arrested by rookie Altoona police officer Tyler Frye after an employee and a customer at McDonald’s he recognized the suspect from the wanted posters.
When officers approached Mangione, who was wearing a mask and beanie and working on a laptop in the back of the restaurant, and asked him to remove his face, they recognized him as the suspect wanted for questioning in the Thompson murder.
WHO IS LUIGI MANGIONE, SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF THE CEO OF UNITEDHEALTHCARE?
Luigi Mangione was arrested Monday morning in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. (Luigi Mangione/Facebook)
During that encounter, he allegedly handed over fake identification, gave a fake name and “got quiet and started shaking” when asked if he had been to New York recently.
He also allegedly had writings criticizing the healthcare industry and a ghost gun similar to the one believed to have been used to kill Thompson.
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Altoona police initially arrested Mangione on charges unrelated to Thompson’s murder: possession of a firearm without a license, providing false identification to police and forgery.
He has since been charged with murder in New York, according to online court records.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
