Luigi Mangione Parents, Family, Brian Thompson UnitedHealthcare CEO Suspect

Luigi Mangione Biography – Luigi Mangione Wiki

Luigi Mangione is the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Originally from Towson, Maryland, Luigi was arrested on December 9, 2024 while eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, ending an intense manhunt sparked by the killing of Thompson in midtown Manhattan.

“A man was taken into custody today in Altoona, Pennsylvania, this morning [December 9, 2024]. He has been identified as Luigi Nicholas Mangione,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny announced at a news conference. “We know he has ties to San Francisco, California, and his last known address was Honolulu, Hawaii. He has no prior arrest history in New York.”

The 26-year-old was arrested with a ghost gun that uses 9mm bullets, a silencer, a US passport, four fake IDs with names used during the killer’s stint in New York City and a manifesto, law enforcement sources told The New York Post.

“They also recovered clothing, including a mask consistent with those worn by our wanted individual,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. “Also recovered was a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching the ID our suspect used to check into his New York City hostel before the shooting incident.”

He will first face gun charges in Altoona before being extradited to New York in connection to the Thompson case. The NYPD is sending detectives to Pennsylvania to question the person taken into custody.

“This just happened this morning. We’ll be working, backtracking his steps from New York to Altoona, Pennsylvania,” Kenny said. “At some point, we’ll work out through extradition to bring him back to New York to face charges here, working with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.”

Personal Life

Luigi graduated in 2016 as valedictorian at the private high school Gilman School in Baltimore, where he played soccer. High school tuition at the all-boys school is nearly $40,000 a year. He said at the time of graduation that he planned to seek a degree in artificial intelligence, focused on the areas of computer science and cognitive science at the University of Pennsylvania, according to an interview with the Baltimore Fishbowl.

Luigi graduated cum laude from the private Ivy League institution in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Computer and Information Science in 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. He also completed a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE), Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania, his profile states.

While in college, Mangione was a teacher’s assistant and the head of the recitation committee at Penn. Mangione also founded and led UPenn Game Research And Development Environment (UPGRADE), per his LinkedIn. The program, featured in Penn Engineering magazine in 2022, was a weekly club where students came together on video game development projects.

Mangione has been working in tech roles since 2014, first as a cofounder and lead programmer for AppRoar Studios, a gaming app development company in Baltimore.

He also held dual internships as a robotics researcher at John Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering and a UI programming intern at Baltimore County-based game development studio Firaxis Games.

Mangione also spent a brief stint in California as a head counselor and artificial intelligence teaching assistant at Stanford University. He recently worked as a data scientist at California-based car-buying platform TrueCar, Inc.

Luigi Mangione Age

Luigi Nicholas Mangione is 26 years old. He was born and raised in Towson, Maryland.

Luigi Mangione Parents

Luigi Mangione is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas B. Mangione. His parents and family purchased the Hayfields property in 1986 and established Hayfields Country Club in 1998.

Luigi Mangione Family

The family of Luigi Mangione owns Turf Valley and Hayfields Country Club, as well as a Maryland radio station. The Mangione family purchased the Hayfields property in 1986. The restoration of Hayfields began in 1995 over a period of three years in which the buildings were restored to enhance their charm and beauty. In 1998, Hayfields Country Club was established.

Luigi Mangione is the cousin of Republican Maryland House of Delegates member Nino Mangione. The Baltimore Sun was able to confirm that they are Facebook friends and follow each other on Instagram.

According to online obituaries, Luigi lost his grandmother Mary C. Mangione (nee Cuba) in 2013 and grandfather Nicholas B. Mangione Sr. in 2008.