New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says crime lab analysis shows matches to a handgun, snack wrappers, and a water bottle.
Fingerprints and shell casings link murder suspect Luigi Mangione to the scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed, the New York City Police Commissioner 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 cover of a Kind bar was found nearby, Tesch said.
Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday at a McDonald’s branch in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after an employee called the police.
Police say Mangione, who comes from a prominent Maryland family, was found with a so-called ghost gun, fake IDs and a handwritten note discussing possible motives.
The University of Pennsylvania graduate is currently being held without bail in western Pennsylvania while fighting efforts to extradite him to New York to face murder, firearms and forgery charges.
Thomas Dickey, Mangione’s lawyer, told US media that he “has not seen any evidence yet” indicating his client’s involvement in the murder.
“I don’t want people to jump to those prejudices because no one ever wants that if they’re accused, or someone they love is accused,” Dickey told Chris Cuomo on his NewsNation show Tuesday.
Thompson, 50, was shot dead outside the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York on December 4 while on his way to attend his company’s annual investor conference.
Thompson’s killing has sent shock waves throughout corporate America, sparking debate over whether executives need greater security protection.
The father of two’s death also unleashed a flood of sick joy amid widespread public frustration about the quality and cost of health care in the United States.
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