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Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, on several charges on Monday, and also faces second-degree murder in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirmed.
Mangione is believed to be the suspect wanted in connection with the insurance executive’s death, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
Mangione was in possession of a 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.
He was also in possession of a fake NJ driver’s license similar to the one the suspect used on New York to check into a hostel.
Officers questioned Mangione, who was acting suspiciously and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport, Tisch said. Mangione was carrying a firearm and officers found a suppressor, “both consistent with the weapon used in the murder,” the commissioner said.
He has no prior arrest history in New York, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news briefing.
Mangione was born and raised in the Baltimore suburbs of Maryland. He attended the Gilman School, a private all-boys school in Baltimore.
Mangione was Gilman’s valedictorian the year he graduated, 2016, and gave a speech at commencement in which he credited his classmates for their “inventive, pioneering mentality that accompanies a strong commitment to Gilman tradition.”
Mangione thanked the graduates’ families for their time and love, and every Gilman teacher in all three divisions.
“Our imagination draws from your inspiration, and our courage largely depends on your encouragement in the classroom, on the field, and on the stage,” he said.
In a statement from a high school friend who spoke with ABC News, he said Mangione is “the last person I expected to be involved in something like this.”
“He was an incredibly intelligent, humble, and kind person,” said the classmate who graduated with Mangione in 2016. “He didn’t give any indication of radical views or mental instability at the time. He seemed a like a very bright guy with a bright future.”