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Police are questioning Luigi Mangione in Altoona, Pennsylvania, as a person of interest in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione is in custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, as a person of interest in connection with the brazen Midtown Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, according to authorities.

Mangione, a 26-year-old from Maryland, has been arrested by Altoona police on unrelated gun charges, according to authorities.

Luigi Mangione is seen in this undated photo from his account on X.

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He was on a Greyhound bus traveling through Altoona on Monday morning, sources said, when he got off and walked into a McDonald's where a witness recognized him from the images of the suspect circulated by police.

Police officers were dispatched to a McDonald’s Restaurant for reports of a male matching the description of the United Healthcare CEO murder suspect, in Altoona, Pa., Dec. 9, 2024.

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Mangione was sitting and eating when a McDonald’s employee reported him, and "because of that, we believe we have a strong person of interest," New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference Monday.

"He matches the description of the person we are looking for," Adams said.

An undated NYPD handout image obtained by Reuters on Dec. 5, 2024, shows an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHeatlhcare CEO Brian Thompson, in an unknown location.

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Mangione had a ghost gun capable of firing a 9 mm round and a suppressor, police said. The gun and suppressor were "consistent with the weapon used in the murder," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The gun "may have been made on a 3D printer," police said.

Mangione also had a three-page handwritten document "that speaks to his motivation and mindset," Tisch said.

"It does seem that he had some ill will toward corporate America," police said.

A photo issued by the New York City police department shows a person of interest in the shooting outside of the New York Hilton hotel where UnitedHealthcare's CEO Brian Thompson was killed, Dec. 4, in New York City.

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Authorities are going through his writings more thoroughly to understand his motive.

Mangione also had multiple fake IDs with him, including a fake New Jersey ID matching the ID the suspect used to check into a hostel in New York City before the shooting, Tisch said.

An image of the fake ID used by the Midtown Manhattan shooting suspect to check into an Upper West Side hostel.

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Police also recovered clothes, including a mask, "consistent with those worn by our wanted individual," Tisch said.

Police said it appears Mangione acted alone and they did not have his name before now.

A New York police officer stands outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York.

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A New York City Police officer walks through brush and foliage in Central Park near 64th Street and Central Park West in New York City, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

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Authorities said they're working to trace his movements from New York City to Pennsylvania.

A UnitedHealth Group spokesperson said in a statement Monday, "Our hope is that today's apprehension brings some relief to Brian's family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy. We thank law enforcement and will continue to work with them on this investigation."

This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson.

UnitedHealth Group via AP

Mangione attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in computer science and received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in engineering, according to the university.

On Wednesday morning, the masked gunman shot Thompson at point-blank range outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where Thompson's company was holding an investors conference.

Tisch described the attack as "brazen" and "targeted."

Police place bullet casing markers outside of a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Dec. 4, 2024 in New York City.

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New video obtained by ABC News shows the killer waiting for Thompson moments before the shooting.

The video shows others pass by, and then, when the masked gunman sees Thompson, he runs across the street and opens fire. The video, which has not previously been seen publicly, appears to support the police narrative that the shooter targeted Thompson because he loitered while others wandered by.

Right after the shooting, the suspect fled by bike through Central Park to the Upper West Side. He then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus facility at 178th Street and boarded a bus out of New York City, according to police.

Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was shot to death at point-blank range in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024.

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An "enormous amount of forensic evidence" has been recovered, as well as "hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours" of video, police said Monday.

On Sunday, members of the New York Police Department's dive team searched underwater in Central Park near the Bethesda Fountain. Nothing was found, police said.

New York Police Department divers search a body of water in Manhattan's Central Park on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

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The suspect's backpack -- with a jacket and Monopoly money inside -- was found nearby in Central Park.

A backpack recovered by police in Central Park during the investigation into the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Dec. 6, 2024.

Obtained by ABC News

ABC News' Bill Hutchinson, Jon Haworth, Ivan Pereira and David Brennan contributed to this report.

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