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POSSIBLE SUSPECT:
- A man in Altoona, PA, being questioned in connection with last week’s UnitedHealthcare CEO killing in Manhattan.
- Found with a similar gun, a silencer, and a fake NJ ID.
- Suspicious behavior at a local McDonald's led customers to call police.

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BREAKING: Suspect in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ID'ed as Luigi Mangione, 26

ALLEGED ASSASSIN IN CUSTODY:

- Id'ed as Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione, 26
- Tip led to his location at a Pa. McDonald's
- Perp had gun, fake IDs & manifesto
- Described himself online as an 'anti-capitalist'
- Searched online for the “Unabomber’’

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NYPD: "It does seem he has ill will toward corporate America."

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