WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Body camera footage shows officers realizing they had found Luigi Mangione inside an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s.
  • A female officer discovered a gun magazine wrapped in underwear inside Mangione’s backpack, according to CNN.
  • Mangione initially presented a fake identification card bearing the name “Mark Rosario” before denying that was his identity.
  • Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and is seeking dismissal of his separate state murder case under double jeopardy laws.

Dramatic body camera footage captures the moment police officers realized the man sitting inside a Pennsylvania McDonald’s was Luigi Mangione, ending an intense five-day manhunt following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, as reported by The New York Post.

The footage shows officers examining Mangione’s belongings after confronting him at the restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Cameras worn by eight officers recorded the arrest and the reactions that followed as police searched his backpack.

According to a CNN report, a female officer smiled while pulling a gun magazine from Mangione’s backpack.

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The magazine had been wrapped in underwear before officers discovered it during the search.

“It’s f–king him, dude,” a male officer is heard telling the female officer. The blunt comment came as police inspected Mangione’s belongings and recognized the significance of what they had found.

Mangione also appeared to question the size of the police response gathering around him inside the McDonald’s.

At one point in the body camera footage, he asks, “Can I ask why there are so many cops here?”

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Police arrested Mangione in Altoona on Dec. 9, 2024. His capture came five days after he shot and killed Thompson in Manhattan, bringing the multi-day search for him to an end.

The newly public material comes from a large collection of video recorded by the eight officers who were present for the McDonald’s arrest.

The footage documents the officers’ encounter with Mangione and the discovery of items inside his backpack.

Some portions of the extensive footage had already been played during a court hearing last year.

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The videos, however, were only made publicly available after a Manhattan judge ruled that they could be released.

The recordings also capture Mangione’s initial attempt to provide police with a different identity.

He first handed officers a fake identification card bearing the name “Mark Rosario” while they questioned him at the restaurant.

That story quickly began to unravel when an officer later asked Mangione whether he was Rosario.

Mangione did not continue claiming the identity and instead responded, “Uh, no sir.”

“Then what’s your real name?” the officer asked.

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The exchange became another key moment in footage showing how the encounter progressed from questioning inside a McDonald’s to Mangione’s arrest.

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Mangione was 28 when the newly released footage was described.

The videos provide a direct view of the police response inside the restaurant, including the number of officers present and Mangione’s questions about their arrival.

The legal proceedings connected to Thompson’s death have continued since the arrest.

Mangione pleaded guilty in August to federal stalking charges tied to Thompson’s death and later asked a judge to throw out the separate state murder case.

Mangione claims the state case should be dismissed because his federal plea protects him under double jeopardy laws.

His request remains before a judge, and the state trial has been postponed while that motion is considered.

During his Aug. 14 plea hearing in the federal case, Mangione directly acknowledged shooting Thompson.

“I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione said during the hearing.

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Mangione is scheduled to be sentenced in the federal case on Dec. 18.

Meanwhile, the timing of any trial in the state murder prosecution depends on the judge’s ruling concerning his motion to dismiss that case.

The released footage offers a fuller look at an arrest that had previously been shown only in part during court proceedings.

It captures officers examining the backpack, finding the wrapped gun magazine, and realizing the man they had encountered was Mangione.

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