Luigi Mangione's Fingerprints Provide 'First' Forensic Match In Unitedhealthcare CEO Murder Case

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been linked to the crime scene through forensic evidence, including fingerprints and 3-D printed gun shell casings. The New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner, Jessica Tisch, confirmed that 26-year-old Luigi Mangione's fingerprints matched those found on items near the site of the December 4 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO in Midtown Manhattan.

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Investigators discovered fingerprints on a discarded Starbucks water bottle and an energy bar wrapper that were purchased shortly before the shooting of United healthcare CEO .

The fingerprints are the first solid forensic evidence connecting Luigi Mangione to CEO Thompson's murder.

The 3D-printed gun that health care CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione had when he was arrested this week in Pennsylvania matches three shell casings found at the crime scene in Midtown Manhattan.

Additionally, three 9 mm shell casings recovered from the scene bore the words“delay,”“deny,” and“depose,” which correspond to titles from a 2010 book critiquing the insurance industry.

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Luigi Mangione was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a nearly week-long manhunt.

Mangione was spotted at a McDonald's , where employees recognised him from wanted posters. Upon his arrest, Luigi Mangione was found in possession of a 3D-printed firearm that matches the shell casings from the crime scene, as well as a silencer and multiple counterfeit identification cards.

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Currently facing several charges in Pennsylvania, including illegal possession of a firearm and providing fraudulent identification, Luigi Mangion is contesting extradition to New York to face murder charges.

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