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The family of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has released a statement stating how “devastated” they are. The statement was issued through the suspect’s cousin, Maryland state delegate Nino Mangione.
“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione. We only know what we have read in the media,” read the statement, which was posted on X (Twitter). “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer prayers to the family of Brian Thompson, and we ask people to pray for all involved.
“We are devastated by this news,” it concluded.
CNN reports that a deleted Reddit account that “closely matches many of his biographical details” reveals the account-holder “had suffered from back aches related to spondylolisthesis since childhood but aggravated the condition after a surfing incident.”
“My back and hips locked up after the accident,” the Redditor wrote in one post, adding that he was “terrified of the implications.” A later post revealed that he had undergone spinal surgery, but did not mention anything about health insurance or UnitedHealthcare.
Fox News reports that court documents state Luigi Mangione was shaking in his chair at the Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s where he was arrested. However, a law enforcement source reported that he calmed down after police officers shared a slice of pizza with him at the station.
In the manifesto found in his backpack, Luigi Mangione allegedly wrote, according to People, “To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone. I do apologize for any strife or traumas, but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites had it coming.”
“He appeared to view the targeted killing of the company’s highest-ranking representative as a symbolic takedown and a direct challenge to its alleged corruption and ‘power games,’ asserting in his note he is the ‘first to face it with such brutal honesty,” a New York Police Department internal intelligence report stated.
The 26-year-old Mangione now faces charges of second-degree murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon in the third-degree.