UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect's timeline before, during, after

ByChris Looft and Emily Shapiro ABCNews logo
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:29PM
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting timeline
The unidentified man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel remains at large after Wednesday's attack, with police tracking his movements.

NEW YORK -- Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was taken into custody and charged on Monday in Pennsylvania, nearly one week after the "brazen, targeted" shooting outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, police said.

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Here is a timeline of the suspect's whereabouts before, during and after the shooting:

Nov. 24

The killer entered New York City by bus on Nov. 24, when a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal caught his arrival at 9 p.m., law enforcement sources told ABC News.

The inbound bus originated in Atlanta but it was not immediately clear where the suspect boarded.

He likely checked into a hostel on New York City's Upper West Side that day and later checked out, sources said.

Nov. 30

The suspect likely checked back into the HI New York City Hostel on the Upper West Side on Nov. 30, sources said.

The NYPD released new, clear images of the suspect's face on Thursday as they continue to search for the shooter.
The NYPD released new, clear images of the suspect's face on Thursday as they continue to search for the shooter.

Dec. 4 at 5 a.m.

At 5 a.m., nearly two hours before the shooting, the suspect was seen in surveillance footage outside the hostel on the Upper West Side, holding what appears to be an e-bike battery.

Dec. 4 at 6:19 a.m.

New cleared CCTV video shows a man who appears to be the suspect walking west on 55th Street at 6:19 a.m. The video shows him stoop down as he appears to momentarily drop an object on the garbage before continuing to walk.

Before the shooting

Sometime before the shooting, the suspect is spotted at a Starbucks. The exact time is not clear.

The NYPD has isolated shots of the suspect from a nearby Starbucks before the shooting.
The NYPD has isolated shots of the suspect from a nearby Starbucks before the shooting.

Dec. 4 at 6:29 a.m.

The suspect appeared to walk past a parking lot on West 54th Street at 6:29 a.m. -- across the street some 50 meters from the site of the shooting.

Dec. 4 at 6:44 a.m.

At 6:44 a.m., the masked gunman fatally shot Brian Thompson in front of the north entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown.

"The shooter then walks toward the victim and continues to shoot," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. "It appears that the gun malfunctions, as he clears the jam and begins to fire again."

The shooter fled on foot into an alley, where a phone believed to be linked to the suspect was later recovered, police sources said.

Time unknown

The suspect then fled north on a bike and rode into Central Park, police said.

Eyewitness News obtained these photos of the suspect that matches the police description.
Eyewitness News obtained these photos of the suspect that matches the police description.

Time unknown

After making his getaway on a bike, the suspect exited Central Park at 77th Street and Central Park West.

At 86th Street and Columbus Avenue, the suspect ditched the bike and took a taxi to the Port Authority bus facility at 178th Street.

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify this person wanted for questioning in the Midtown Manhattan murder of a CEO on Dec. 4, 2024.
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify this person wanted for questioning in the Midtown Manhattan murder of a CEO on Dec. 4, 2024.
NYPD via AP

Police believe he boarded a bus there and left New York City.

Dec. 9

On Dec. 9, the suspect in the shooting -- 26-year-old Luigi Mangione -- was identified and taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on unrelated gun charges, authorities said.

He was charged with five crimes in Pennsylvania, including carrying a gun without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to authorities and possessing "instruments of crime," according to a newly released criminal complaint.

Prior to his arrest, Mangione was on a Greyhound bus traveling through Altoona, 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.

Late Monday evening, Luigi Mangione was charged with second-degree murder charges in New York, according to an online court docket.

At a press conference, officials announced that the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with weapons, forgery and other charges in Pennsylvania.

Mangione was also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon, the docket said.

The forged instrument is the fake NJ driver's license he allegedly used to check into the hostel on the Upper West Side.

Mangione remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections pending his extradition to New York.

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