Former Gilman School Soccer Player Arrested In Connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder

Luigi Mangione was arrested in a Pennsylvania McDonalds

Luigi Mangione, a 26-year old Gilman School graduate and former high school soccer player for the Greyhounds, has been arrested as a person of interest in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. / Gilman School

Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 2016 graduate of Gilman School in Baltimore and member of the prominent Baltimore area Mangione family, was arrested on Monday morning at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa. and named as a "strong person of interest" in connection to the murder, last week, of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a street in New York City.

Mangione was the valedictorian of his class at Gilman and rgraduated from the University of Pennsylvania. A spokesman for Penn told CBS News Philadelphia that Mangione graduated from the school in 2020 with a bachelor's and master's in computer science.

Reached by text message, Gilman soccer coach Jon Seal would not comment on the reports, under directions from the school's Headmaster, Henry P.A. Smyth.

“This is deeply distressing news on top of an already awful situation. Our hearts go out to everyone affected,” Smyth said in a statement sent to the Gilman School community.

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, at press conference Monday afternoon, said Mangione was arrested and found in possession of a weapon which matches the description of the gun used to kill Thompson. He also was found with a hand-written manifesto which "speaks to his motivation and mindset."

Thompson's murder, which took place at approximate 6:45 a.m. on Dec. 4 on the sidewalk in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, was captured on video by security cameras. The masked gunman shot Thompson, 50, in the back, at point-blank and fired upon him at least two more times, according to the video footage, before fleeing the scene.

The Mangione family is well known in the Baltimore area for business ventures, including Turf Valley Country Club in Howard County, Hayfields Country Club, Lorien Nursing Homes, and the WCBM-AM radio station. Luigi Mangione is also the cousin of Nino Mangione, a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore County.

Late Monday evening Nino Mangione posted the following state on his personal facebook page.

"Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione. We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.

"We are devastated by this news." – The Mangione Family

This is a developing story and will be updated.