Newly released body-camera footage captures the tense moment police realized they had found Luigi Mangione, ending a five-day manhunt.
“It’s f–king him, dude,” one male officer is heard telling colleagues as a female officer removed a magazine of ammunition from Mangione’s backpack, CNN reported.
Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9, 2024—five days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan.
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Some sections of the extensive police video were shown during a court hearing last year. The footage was made public only after a Manhattan judge ruled that it could be released.
Mangione, 28, recently pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to Thompson’s death. He has also asked a judge to dismiss the state murder case, arguing that his guilty plea means he is protected by double-jeopardy laws.