The FBI questioned Kathleen Mangione, the mother of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the night before her son’s arrest in Pennsylvania. According to a report by the New York Post, Kathleen Mangione told agents that her son bore a resemblance to the suspect wanted for the killing.
The agency’s Joint Violent Crimes Task Force questioned Kathleen Mangione following a tip from the San Francisco Police about a missing person’s report filed by the family last month. San Francisco Police notified federal agents after recognizing the suspect’s face in surveillance images released by the New York City Police Department seeking public assistance after Thompson’s death on Dec. 4.
Although Kathleen Mangione was not entirely confident that it was her son in the images, the suspect was arrested the next morning at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. He was found in possession of fake IDs and a 3D-printed gun that matched the shell casings found at the crime scene. Luigi Mangione, 26, is facing multiple charges including second-degree murder, illegal weapons possession, and forgery.
Kathleen Mangione had reported her son missing to San Francisco Police on Nov. 18, stating that she had not spoken to him since July 1 and did not know his whereabouts. Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan on Dec. 4.
In a statement, Mangione’s family expressed shock and devastation at his arrest and offered prayers for the Thompson family. The suspect has been fighting extradition to New York, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicated that he may waive his extradition next week.
See also Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tough Bronx persona is under fresh scrutiny with a resurfaced childhood nickname from her suburban upstate New York upbringing casting doubt on that publicly portrayed image. The progressive champion’s latest spat with President Donald Trump over the Iran strikes again called into question her true upbringing when she declared on X she was a “Bronx girl" to make her a point against the president. The 35-year-old congresswoman wrote in part on X: "I’m a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully," she said, referring to the president’s upbringing in Queens as she called for his impeachment over his decision to bypass Congress in authorizing U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx but moved to Yorktown – which is nearly an hour outside New York City -- when she was 5 years old and went on to attend Yorktown High School where she graduated in 2007. She was considered an accomplished student there and well thought of by teacher Michael Blueglass, according to a 2018 report by local media outlet Halston Media News. “There, known by students and staff as ‘Sandy,’ she was a member of the Science Research Program taught by Michael Blueglass," the report states. “She was amazing," Blueglass said, per the report. “Aside from her winning one of the top spots and going to the [Intel International Science and Engineering Fair], she was just one of the most amazing presenters in all of the years I've been at Yorktown. Her ability to take complex information and explain it to all different levels of people was fantastic." After high school, Ocasio-Cortez attended Boston University, where she majored in economics and international relations, per the report. Ocasio-Cortez’s “Sandy" nickname — which carries a more suburban and preppy tone — appears to undercut her politically crafted image as a tough, inner-city fighter, one she has portrayed since her famous 2018 congressional campaign where she eventually ousted former 10-terms Congressman Joe Crowley. New York GOP Assemblyman Matt Slater, who now represents Yorktown, added to the scrutiny of Ocasio-Cortez’s persona in the wake of her brash with Trump and released images of Ocasio-Cortez from his high school yearbook. He claimed he and the rising Democratic star attended Yorktown High School at the same time when she was a freshman and he was a senior. "I saw the attacks on the president and her [Ocasio-Cortez] claims that she's a big, tough Bronx girl," said Slater. "To sit there and say that she’s a Bronx girl is just patently ridiculous." "Everybody in our community knows this is just a bold-face lie," said Slater on "Fox & Friends First" last week. "She grew up in Yorktown, she was on my track team." "She's lying about her background, she's lying about her upbringing," Slater claimed. Slater’s post sent social media ablaze and prompted Ocasio-Cortez to respond after an image if her family’s home was posted online. “I’m proud of how I grew up and talk about it all the time," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X Friday responding to the post. “My mom cleaned houses and I helped. We cleaned tutors’ homes in exchange for SAT prep." “Growing up between the Bronx and Yorktown deeply shaped my views of inequality & it’s a big reason I believe the things I do today!"
Bragg stated during a press conference that they are prepared for either scenario and will continue to press forward on parallel paths until a decision is made. Fox News Digital has reached out to San Francisco Police, NYPD, and the FBI for comment on the case.
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