Impeached <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-korea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Korean</a> President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken into custody on Wednesday, more than a month after his martial law declaration sent shockwaves through the country.
Yoon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/impeached-south-korean-president-defies-arrest-warrant-as-his-supporters-block-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defied</a> a previous arrest attempt as his security forces and thousands of his supporters stood between the police and his presidential compound in Seoul. In a second attempt to detain Yoon, more than 3,000 police officers were sent to the president&#8217;s compound and arrested him with &#8220;no significant physical clashes,&#8221; the Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking Officials (CIO) said, according to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/15/south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-detained-local-media-reports-.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNBC</a>. The CIO added, &#8220;This time, there were no individuals or security staff actively obstructing the execution.&#8221;
Yoon was questioned by officials and sent to a detention center after his arrest, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-detain-8dd7f03661be39729741de9a3b5d1714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Before his arrest, Yoon said in a recorded video that the “rule of law has completely collapsed in this country,” arguing that the CIO investigation into his actions was &#8220;illegal.&#8221; The president added that he would willingly appear before the CIO for questioning to “prevent an unpleasant bloodshed.”
Hundreds of Yoon&#8217;s supporters showed up outside the CIO office where he was being questioned, with some protesters holding signs that read, &#8220;We will fight alongside President Yoon Suk Yeol,&#8221; according to the AP.
The CIO was granted an arrest warrant for Yoon by a Seoul court late last month. Yoon is accused of abusing his power when he declared martial law and dispatched the military to the National Assembly as lawmakers gathered to undo the martial law decree on December 3. He was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-korean-lawmakers-move-to-impeach-president-over-short-lived-martial-law-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeached</a>, and his presidential powers were suspended. To be removed from office, six of the nine justices on South Korea’s Constitutional Court must vote in favor of his removal.
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The CIO has 48 hours to request a court order for Yoon&#8217;s formal arrest, which, if granted, could lead to the impeached president being detained for up to 20 days before his indictment. An indictment on rebellion and abuse of power charges could keep Yoon in police custody for up to six months or when the court makes its initial ruling on the case, the AP reported.
Yoon declared martial law last month, arguing it was necessary “to defend the free Republic of Korea from the threats of North Korean communist forces and to eradicate the shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”
Yoon cited an unworkable relationship with the opposition-led National Assembly, which had targeted 22 officials for impeachment since Yoon took office in 2022 and, according to Yoon, planned to target 10 more officials. The president also cited National Assembly reductions in the national budget, which he said “undermined the essential functions of the state and turned Korea into a drug paradise and a public order panic.”
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-orleans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Orleans</a> Police Department released bodycam footage on Friday that showed Islamic terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar firing upon responding police officers after he mowed down people with his truck on Bourbon Street on New Year&#8217;s Day.
Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas, was shot and killed when officers returned fire. The terrorist killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more when he sped down Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year&#8217;s Day. Footage taken from the bodycam worn by officer Luis Robles shows him and at least two other officers approaching Jabbar&#8217;s rented truck. Robles and officer Christian Beyer stood by the truck with their guns drawn after Jabbar crashed, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-truck-attack-new-orleans-6e4e5163f331b7aa5f467ee8cb8e8a5a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
One officer yelled, &#8220;Put your hands up&#8221; before gunfire erupted. The bodycam footage showed a flash come from Jabbar&#8217;s gun before the officers ran for cover. Beyer, officer Jacobie Jordan, and Sgt. Nigel Daggs returned fire and killed the terrorist.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick called the officers &#8220;national heroes&#8221; and said they responded to the threat according to procedures.
“Officers are trained for shoot scenarios like that — they’re highly trained, and that’s what you saw. These are split-second decisions,” Kirkpatrick said.
“All officers are faced with ‘shoot, don’t shoot.’ And this was clearly within the law and clearly, solidly within policy,” she added.
Daggs is a 21-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department while Beyer and Jordan have been with the department for nearly two years. Jordan and officer Joseph Rodrigue were wounded in the shootout and have since been released from the hospital, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-orleans-police-release-bodycam-footage-shootout-bourbon-street-att-rcna187137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Authorities are still investigating the attack, and Kilpatrick said more bodycam footage will be released in the future. Officials are also looking into the security measures that were in place to protect people who were ringing in the New Year. Despite owning portable steel barriers that are often used to block off streets during large events, the city did not use any of the steel barriers to block off Bourbon Street during the New Year&#8217;s Day celebration. Jabbar accessed the bustling street by driving past a police car that was parked to block it off.
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Kilpatrick said last week that she didn&#8217;t know about the steel barriers in the city&#8217;s possession.
“I didn’t know about them, but we have them,” Kirkpatrick told reporters, according to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/03/us/bourbon-street-barricades-new-orleans/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>. “And so we have been able now to put them out.”
Last week, the FBI <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-orleans-terrorist-visited-city-twice-before-attack-filmed-bourbon-street-with-meta-glasses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> footage of the terrorist placing two IEDs on Bourbon Steet just over an hour before his attack. Jabbar hid the IEDs in coolers, but they weren&#8217;t detonated during the attack. Authorities found a transmitter to detonate the IEDs in the terrorist&#8217;s truck along with an ISIS flag.
Jabbar recently became radicalized. In a video he recorded in the rented pickup truck on his way to carry out the attack, Jabbar said, “I wanted to record this message for my family. I wanted you to know that I joined ISIS earlier this year,” according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/new-orleans-attack-shamsud-din-jabbar-isis.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>. In the video, Jabbar added that he considered killing his family members so they could “witness the killing of the apostates.”

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A California man was detained by the FBI on Tuesday night after he communicated with the 15-year-old Wisconsin school shooter and allegedly plotted his own mass shooting at a government building, according to police, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-man-told-wisconsin-shooting-suspect-plan-attack-government-rcna184794" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Authorities seized guns and ammunition from the Carlsbad, California, home of a 20-year-old male on Tuesday night. The seizure was authorized by a San Diego Superior Court judge who approved a &#8220;gun violence restraining order,&#8221; often called a &#8220;red flag&#8221; law, according to <a href="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fbi-links-carlsbad-man-to-wisconsin-school-shooting-suspect/3704417/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC 7</a>.
The man was detained “after he was discovered plotting a mass shooting with the Madison Wisconsin shooter,” a Carlsbad police officer wrote in the gun order.
According to the order, the 20-year-old suspect &#8220;admitted to the FBI agents&#8221; that he talked with the teen girl before she killed two people and wounded several others at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday morning. The man allegedly told her &#8220;that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building.&#8221; The Wisconsin school shooter was found at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police say that she used a handgun.
NBC News reported that it was unclear if the California man was arrested or charged after he was detained for questioning. How and why the man was allegedly in communication with the Wisconsin shooter also remains unclear. The Carlsbad Police Department assured the public on Wednesday night that &#8220;there is no threat to the Carlsbad community at this time.&#8221;
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Madison, Wisconsin, authorities are still working to determine a motive for the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School. The 15-year-old girl opened fire in a study hall classroom that had students of mixed grades, killing a classmate and substitute teacher and wounding six others. Police said earlier this week that they are looking into writings possibly authored by the shooter. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told CNN on Tuesday that authorities “have been made aware of a manifesto … or some type of letter that’s been posted by someone who alleged to be her friend.”
Court records obtained by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/17/madison-wisconsin-school-shooter-natalie-rupnow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a> show that the shooter, who will not be named per Daily Wire policy, was in therapy over her troubled home life. The 15-year-old split time between her mom and dad, who divorced in 2014, remarried in 2017, divorced again in 2020, and then remarried for a second time. By April 2021, the couple petitioned for a third divorce and were &#8220;admonished&#8221; by a judge &#8220;concerning remarriage.&#8221;
By July 2022, the shooter was enrolled in therapy to help guide decisions on which parent she would spend weekends with, court records show, according to the Post. Her parents&#8217; custody agreement moved her between her mom and dad every two to three days.
Asked at a Tuesday press conference how the shooter would have been able to obtain a firearm, Chief Barnes replied, &#8220;How does any 15-year-old get ahold of a gun?”

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Madison, Wisconsin, police are looking into a possible manifesto or letter written by the 15-year-old female shooter who killed a classmate and a teacher and wounded several others before turning the gun on herself at Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS) on Monday morning.
Police revealed the identity of the shooter, who will not be named per Daily Wire policy, during a Monday night press conference. The teen girl used a handgun that police recovered from the scene and was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-12-17-24#cm4sfhux10005356mw8v2ikhl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> on Tuesday that authorities &#8220;have been made aware of a manifesto &#8230; or some type of letter that’s been posted by someone who alleged to be her friend.&#8221;
&#8220;We haven’t been able to locate that person yet, but that’s something we’re going to work on today,&#8221; Barnes added.
Social media posts have circulated claiming to reveal what the shooter wrote before the fatal shootings, but so far, police have not confirmed the authenticity of any alleged manifesto. The police chief also addressed unsubstantiated claims that have spread on social media claiming that the shooter identified as transgender. Barnes said on Monday night that authorities &#8220;don&#8217;t know&#8221; whether the shooter &#8220;was transgender or not.&#8221;
&#8220;And quite frankly, I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s even important,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s important at all. I don&#8217;t think that whatever happened today has anything to do with how she or he or they may have wanted to identify and I wish people would kind of leave their own personal biases out of this.&#8221;
&#8220;So whether or not she was, he was, they were transgender — it&#8217;s something that may come out later, but for what we&#8217;re doing right now today, literally eight hours after a mass shooting in a school in Madison, it is of no consequence at this time,&#8221; the chief added. &#8220;And so I would encourage people to be responsible with your social media.&#8221;
ALCS was beginning its last week before Christmas break. The school <a href="https://www.alcs.us/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offers</a> education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Police searched the home of the shooter&#8217;s parents with their consent on Monday evening, FOX&#8217;s Madison affiliate WMSN <a href="https://fox47.com/news/local/alcs-shooter-home-searched-shooters-parents-are-cooperating-police-say#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;We’ll also be looking through her effects – if she had a computer or cell phone – to see if there are any transmissions between her and someone else,&#8221; Barnes added.
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The chief said the parents &#8220;are fully cooperating,&#8221; and there is &#8220;no reason to believe that they have committed a crime at this time.&#8221;
Barnes initially stated that the first 911 call was made by a second-grader, but he clarified on Tuesday that the first call came from a second-grade teacher at the school around 10:57 a.m. after the shooter opened fire in a classroom during study hall, and police responded within minutes. Upon entering the school, officers found that the shooter was already dead and immediately began life-saving efforts on the wounded. Six people, including a teacher, were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening. Two of the victims have been released from the hospital.
A teacher and a teenage student were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. Authorities have not revealed the identities of the victims as they wait for family members to be informed first. Pastor Chris Dolson, who spoke at a vigil on Monday night, said that one of the dead was a substitute teacher who came to work after another teacher called in sick, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-what-we-know/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
This story has been updated with additional information.

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The Madison, Wisconsin, Police Department is waiting to release any &#8220;identifying&#8221; information about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/multiple-injuries-reported-after-shooter-opens-fire-at-christian-school-in-wisconsin?topStoryPosition=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooter</a> who killed two people and wounded several others at Abundant Life Christian School Monday morning.
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said at a press conference on Monday afternoon that authorities identified the shooter as a &#8220;teenage student who attended the school,&#8221; but he added, &#8220;At this time, we are not releasing the age or gender of the student or any other identifying remarks of the student.&#8221;
&#8220;As difficult as today is, that&#8217;s still someone&#8217;s child that&#8217;s gone. That&#8217;s still someone that has to deal with what happened today. So we just want to ensure as much cooperation as we can,&#8221; Barnes said, adding, &#8220;What I will tell you is as soon as we are done with this investigation what we uncover that will not compromise the safety of anyone involved or compromise the confidentiality of any of these children that are involved, we will tell you. I just ask for your patience.&#8221;
Shortly after the press conference, a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/abundant-life-christian-school-shooting-madison-12-16-24#cm4rixcdz001h3b6nheyms7di" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> that the shooter was a female.
The victims who died were identified as a teacher and a teenage student. At least seven other people were wounded in the shooting. At a press conference shortly after the shooting, police falsely reported that five people including the shooter were killed, but later said that information was “erroneously shared.”
Barnes said that authorities have already made contact with the shooter&#8217;s family, adding that the family is cooperating with the police.
The shooter used a handgun, according to Barnes. Responding officers found the shooter dead upon arriving at the scene and did not fire a shot after their arrival. Police immediately began rendering first aid to the wounded. Authorities urged anyone struggling with mental health issues as a result of the shooting to call the suicide and crisis hotline at 988.
ALCS, a small private Christian school, was beginning its last week before Christmas break. The school <a href="https://www.alcs.us/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offers</a> education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. ALCS wrote on Facebook after the shooting, “Prayers Requested! Today, we had an active shooter incident at ALCS. We are in the midst of following up. We will share information as we are able. Please pray for our Challenger Family.”

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‘I Ask For Your Patience’: Police Refuse To Release Info Of Shooter Who Targeted Christian School

'I Ask For Your Patience': Police Refuse To Release Info Of Shooter Who Targeted Christian School

At least two people were killed and seven others were wounded after a &#8220;juvenile&#8221; opened fire at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, according to police. The Madison Police Department initially reported that five people, including the shooter, were killed, but later <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MadisonPolice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that information was &#8220;erroneously shared.&#8221;
The shooter was found dead when officers arrived on the scene at 10:57 a.m. at Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS) and police immediately began life-saving efforts on the wounded, according to authorities. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said in a press conference that police believe the shooter was a student at the school, but he did not identify the shooter.
&#8220;The police department did not fire their weapons,&#8221; Barnes said.
The police chief did not say if the victims were students or teachers, saying that the immediate priority was notifying families. Barnes said that the injuries range from minor to life-threatening.
ALCS was beginning its last week before Christmas break. The school <a href="https://www.alcs.us/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offers</a> education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. ALCS wrote on Facebook after the shooting, &#8220;Prayers Requested! Today, we had an active shooter incident at ALCS. We are in the midst of following up. We will share information as we are able. Please pray for our Challenger Family.&#8221;
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Two men were arrested on Saturday after police said they flew a drone “dangerously close” to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston</a>’s Logan International Airport. 
The Boston Police Department <a href="https://police.boston.gov/2024/12/15/two-suspects-arrested-following-hazardous-drone-operation-on-long-island/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday that officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater for allegedly flying a drone near Logan’s airspace. The two Massachusetts men were charged with trespassing, but police say they could face more serious charges. 
“Even small drones pose significant risks, including the potential for catastrophic damage to airplanes and helicopters,” the police said. “Near-collisions can cause pilots to veer off course, putting lives and property at risk.”
Police said that on Saturday, at 4:30 p.m., an officer specializing in real-time crime surveillance noticed an Unmanned Aircraft System “operating dangerously close” to the airport. That officer was then able to identify the drone’s location, altitude, and flight history and track the operator&#8217;s location on Long Island, part of the Boston Harbor Islands.
A police unit went to Long Island, where officers found the operators at a decommissioned health care center. 
“Upon attempting to make contact, the suspects fled on foot. Two of the three individuals were apprehended and identified as Duffy and Folcik. During the investigation, a drone was discovered inside a backpack carried by Duffy,” the police said. 
Police said a third suspect, who was not identified, likely escaped the island in a small boat. 
“Recognizing the serious risks posed by the drone’s proximity to Logan’s airspace, additional resources were mobilized,” the police said, noting that local law enforcement worked with Homeland Security, Massachusetts State Police, the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Federal Communications Commission, and the airport to locate the drone and track the suspects. 
“The Boston Police Department is committed to ensuring public safety and will continue to take necessary action against hazardous drone operations,” the police said. 
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The arrests come amid a rash of &#8220;mysterious drone&#8221; sightings throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S., including New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. These sightings have left the public and elected officials confused and demanding answers.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-claims-americans-have-nothing-to-worry-about-over-drone-sightings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday that the agency would provide New Jersey law enforcement with special equipment and manpower to address the drones. 
“We’ve deployed personnel, technology, and if there is any reason for concern, if we identify any foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate with the American public accordingly,” he claimed. “Right now, we are not aware of any. If we become aware of any, we will communicate accordingly and take appropriate action.”

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A notebook found on 26-year-old Luigi Mangione after his arrest earlier this week describes the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, law enforcement officials told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/nyregion/luigi-mangione-assassination-plan-notebook.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
The spiral notebook authorities say belongs to Mangione includes a passage where the writer mentions taking out &#8220;the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention.&#8221; Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan on December 4 while he was on his way to the UnitedHealth Group&#8217;s Investor&#8217;s Conference.
&#8220;It’s targeted, precise, and doesn’t risk innocents,” Mangione allegedly wrote in the notebook. The suspect considered using a bomb but wrote in his notebook that it “could kill innocents,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-wednesday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. According to authorities, Mangione was also in possession of a 262-word manifesto where he allegedly called out &#8220;United&#8221; and wrote, &#8220;To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone.&#8221;
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Wednesday that a water bottle and Kind snack bar wrapper recovered by police near the crime scene contained fingerprints that match those of Mangione. Tisch also noted that three shell casings recovered at the scene of the crime matched the homemade gun found on Mangione when he was arrested. The 9mm shell casings from the scene of Thompson&#8217;s assassination had the words &#8220;delay,&#8221; &#8220;deny,&#8221; and &#8220;depose&#8221; written on them, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. It was initially reported that the words on the shell casings were &#8220;defend,&#8221; &#8220;deny,&#8221; and &#8220;depose&#8221; before police clarified.
Mangione is being held on firearm and forgery charges in Pennsylvania and fighting his extradition to New York, where he is charged with second-degree murder. The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate had to be restrained by deputies on his way to his extradition hearing on Tuesday as he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/luigi-mangione-restrained-by-deputies-as-he-shouts-at-crowd-before-extradition-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">yelled</a> at the reporters gathered outside the courthouse.
Mangione&#8217;s lawyer, Thomas Dickey, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/12/12/us-news/luigi-mangione-lawyer-thomas-dickey-says-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-murder-suspect-was-irritated-during-court-outburst/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN on Wednesday that his client is &#8220;irritated&#8221; and &#8220;agitated about what’s happening to him and what he’s being accused of.&#8221; Dickey questioned the NYPD&#8217;s fingerprint and ballistic evidence, saying, &#8220;Those two sciences, in and of themselves, have come under some criticism in the past, relative to their credibility, their truthfulness, their accuracy, however you want to do it.&#8221;
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The assassin waited near the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan before approaching Thompson from behind and shooting him multiple times, surveillance video shows. Police found a homemade gun and suppressor on Mangione when he was arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald&#8217;s last week.
Police connected the suspect, who was masked when he allegedly assassinated Thompson, to surveillance footage of a man seen smiling in a Manhattan hostel. The suspect reportedly showed a fake New Jersey ID at the hostel when he booked a room there in November. When Mangione was questioned by Altoona police last week, he allegedly showed them the same fake New Jersey ID.

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Notebook Found On Luigi Mangione Describes Assassination Of UnitedHealthcare CEO: Reports

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Fingerprints collected by detectives at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson&#8217;s assassination match the fingerprints taken of suspected killer Luigi Mangione, two law enforcement officials told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-wednesday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> on Wednesday.
The fingerprint match is the first forensic evidence reported that directly ties Mangione to the crime scene in Midtown Manhattan, CNN reported. Mangione was arrested on Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after he was spotted by a person at McDonald&#8217;s who recognized him from photos circulated by the NYPD. When he was questioned by local police, Mangione allegedly showed them a fake New Jersey ID that matched the fake ID presented by a person of interest at a Manhattan hostel last month.
Mangione was charged with firearm and forgery crimes in Pennsylvania and then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspect-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassination-charged-with-murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slapped</a> with a second-degree murder charge, along with more firearm charges, in New York. On Tuesday, his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, told a judge that Mangione is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassin-fights-extradition-to-new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fighting his extradition</a> to New York, starting a process that could last weeks as the suspect is entitled to an evidentiary hearing. Dickey requested the judge set bail, but the judge refused, and Mangione will be held behind bars in Pennsylvania during his extradition process.
Mangione will plead not guilty to his charges in Pennsylvania, Dickey <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-pleading-not-guilty-pennsylvania-1998853" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters on Tuesday. The defense lawyer said he expects Mangione to plead not guilty to charges in New York and added that he would potentially represent the suspect there.
&#8220;I haven’t seen any evidence that they have the right guy,&#8221; Dickey said Tuesday evening during an appearance on CNN.
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Altoona police reportedly found that Mangione was in possession of a homemade firearm and suppressor. Both the gun and the suppressor were 3D printed, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/nyregion/uhc-killing-ghost-gun-3d-printing.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to authorities. Surveillance video of the assassination appeared to show the killer using a handgun with a suppressor. Mangione was also in possession of a 262-page manifesto that raged against health insurance companies and specifically called out &#8220;United.&#8221; Mangione allegedly wrote in the manifesto, &#8220;To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone.&#8221;
New York reserves the first-degree murder charge for killing for hire, killing a person in law enforcement, killing a witness, killing while serving a long sentence, and killing with torture, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/10/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-luigi-mangione/3ce7a176-c8c7-50e0-bc0b-af2ce58995e5?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>. First- and second-degree murder convictions in New York can result in life in prison, but the minimum sentence differs from 15 years under second-degree murder to 20 years under first-degree murder.
Mangione had to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/luigi-mangione-restrained-by-deputies-as-he-shouts-at-crowd-before-extradition-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restrained</a> by sheriff&#8217;s deputies as he yelled at reporters as he was escorted to his extradition hearing on Tuesday. Some outlets reported that the suspect shouted, “It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people. It’s lived experience.” Other outlets reported that he yelled, &#8220;It&#8217;s completely an injustice &#8230;&#8221;

Fingerprints Found At Scene Of UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination Match Luigi Mangione: Report

New York City

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had to be restrained by multiple law enforcement officers as he tried to speak to reporters on his way to his extradition hearing on Tuesday.
As Mangione was being escorted into the building for his extradition hearing at Blair County Courthouse in Pennsylvania, Mangione shouted, &#8220;It&#8217;s completely [inaudible] and an insult to the intelligence of the American people.&#8221; NewsNation Senior National Correspondent Brian Entin reported that Mangiono said, &#8220;It&#8217;s completely an injustice,&#8221; but it&#8217;s difficult to decipher the exact quote.
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Luigi Mangione going into his extradition hearing &#8212; yells out &#8212; sounds like: &#8220;&#8221;It&#8217;s completely an injustice and and insult to the intelligence of the American people.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/G4hDmMgPnE">pic.twitter.com/G4hDmMgPnE</a>
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BREAKING: Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer has outburst while being led to extradition hearing
“This is completely unjust and is an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!” <a href="https://t.co/7QQEHhDxsK">pic.twitter.com/7QQEHhDxsK</a>
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Mangione was charged with second-degree murder after being nabbed at a McDonald&#8217;s by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday. The suspect is set to be extradited to New York pending his hearing. He faces the second-degree murder charge, along with charges of possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon.
A law enforcement source told CNN that the suspect was found with a manifesto in which he raged against healthcare companies and specifically called out &#8220;United. &#8221; A senior law enforcement official told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news?smid=url-share#4fdeebf4-3a8c-5e3d-9aaf-ee420c56001b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> that Mangione accuses UnitedHealthcare of prioritizing profit over patients.
The suspect attended the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school where he received a degree in computer science. After college, Mangione spent a short time as a head counselor at a pre-college program at Stanford University and then moved to Hawaii in 2022.
In Hawaii, he worked remotely and lived at a co-working and co-living space in Honolulu, his former roommate R.J. Martin told CNN. According to Martin, Mangione had a surfing accident which put him &#8220;in bed for about a week.&#8221; Martin added that Mangione said he had a misaligned spine.
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The suspected killer communicated frequently with family and friends until around six months ago when people close to him stopped hearing from him, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/united-healthcare-ceo-shooting-luigi-mangione.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. It appears that none of Mangione&#8217;s relatives knew of his whereabouts until he was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday and charged with murder.

Luigi Mangione Restrained By Deputies As He Shouts At Crowd Before Extradition Hearing

Luigi Mangione Restrained By Cops As He Shouts At Crowd Before Extradition Hearing

The man suspected of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to be extradited to New York where he was charged with second-degree murder on Monday after being arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald&#8217;s fast food restaurant on firearms charges.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/authorities-identify-man-arrested-in-connection-with-ceo-assassination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luigi Mangione</a>, 26, was nabbed by Altoona police on Monday afternoon after a McDonald&#8217;s employee tipped off law enforcement while the suspect was eating. Mangione was charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon, ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-net-closing-suspect-new/story?id=116591169" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The suspect remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. When Altoona police asked him if he had been to New York City recently, Mangione started shaking, according to the charging document. Mangione&#8217;s mug shot was released by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Monday night.
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According to law enforcement sources, Mangione was traveling through Altoona on a Greyhound bus when he went to eat at McDonald&#8217;s, ABC News reported. A customer who recognized Mangione from photos circulated by the NYPD alerted an employee at the fast food chain, who then reported Mangione to the police. When Altoona police arrived to question Mangione, they found multiple fake IDs on him and what appeared to be a homemade firearm and suppressor, according to authorities.
Mangione also had a written manifesto on him that mentioned &#8220;United,&#8221; a law enforcement source told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-death-investigation-12-9-24#cm4hseo6h000a3b6ql61r5nh3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>. A senior law enforcement official told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news/4fdeebf4-3a8c-5e3d-9aaf-ee420c56001b?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> that Mangione accuses UnitedHealthcare of prioritizing profit over patients.
“To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” Mangione allegedly wrote.
Mangione also faces multiple charges in Pennsylvania, including carrying a gun without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to authorities, and possessing &#8220;instruments of crime.&#8221; The 26-year-old suspect is originally from Maryland and earned a degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. Authorities believe Mangione has ties to San Francisco and most recently lived in Honolulu.
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-says-shocked-sons-arrest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Mangione&#8217;s family released a statement on Monday, saying, &#8220;We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.&#8221; The statement was released by Mangione&#8217;s cousin, Nino Mangione, a Maryland state delegate.
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Thompson, 50, was gunned down on a Midtown Manhattan street last Wednesday morning as he was making his way to the Hilton hotel for his company&#8217;s Investor&#8217;s Conference. The CEO was approached from behind by a masked assassin dressed in black who shot Thompson in the back, causing him to stumble to the ground, before firing more shots at him. The assassin used what appeared to be a handgun with a suppressor. Thompson was declared dead a short time later at the hospital. The CEO is <a href="https://people.com/brian-thompson-healthcare-ceo-dedicated-father-family-says-8756058" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survived</a> by his wife, Paulette, and their two children.

Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination Charged With Murder

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Pennsylvania

A man was arrested by authorities on Monday and is being held for questioning in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The man nabbed by police in Pennsylvania has a similar gun to the one used by the assassin, ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-net-closing-suspect-new/story?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=null&amp;id=116591169" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, citing law enforcement sources. The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/person-of-interest-nabbed-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-outside-nyc-hotel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the man also had a silencer and four fake IDs. NYPD detectives are heading to Altoona, which is about 275 miles from New York City.
Local police received a tip about the man when he was at a McDonald&#8217;s. A senior law enforcement official told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/uhc-ceo-murder-suspect/f90315f2-f7e6-5786-8fae-574ec5585ab4?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> that the man detained by police showed officers the same fake New Jersey ID used by a person of interest in the case who checked into a Manhattan hostel on November 24. The man arrested at the Altoona McDonald&#8217;s also had a written manifesto on him that criticized healthcare companies, a senior law enforcement official told the Times. He was arrested in Altoona on firearms charges.
According to the Times, a senior law enforcement official said that the man arrested in Pennsylvania arrived in Altoona on a Greyhound bus. The person of interest sought by police is also believed to have arrived in New York City on a Greyhound before Thompson was assassinated.
Police released surveillance photos of the person of interest smiling in the lobby of the hostel where the individual stayed before Thompson was killed.
Thompson was gunned down last Wednesday morning by a masked assassin in dark clothing and wearing a &#8220;distinctive&#8221; gray backpack. Initially, authorities said that shell casings recovered by detectives at the scene of the CEO&#8217;s assassination had the words &#8220;deny,&#8221; &#8220;defend,&#8221; and &#8220;depose&#8221; written on them. According to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-brian-thompson-suspect-what-know-rcna183155" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>, however, police clarified on Friday that the shell casings it was &#8220;delay,&#8221; not &#8220;defend,&#8221; written along with &#8220;deny&#8221; and &#8220;depose.&#8221; UnitedHealthcare is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, the largest healthcare company in the world.
The killer was seen on surveillance fleeing the scene of the assassination on foot before getting on a bike and riding into Central Park. Police recovered what they believed to be the assassin&#8217;s backpack in Central Park on Friday night. On Saturday, NYPD released additional images showing a &#8220;person of interest wanted for questioning&#8221; in connection to the assassination. In the new photos, a person wearing a medical mask is seen in what appears to be the back of a taxi cab.
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🚨UPDATE: Below are photos of a person of interest wanted for questioning regarding the Midtown Manhattan homicide on Dec. 4.
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Authorities said on Friday that the assassin likely <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-believes-unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassin-left-new-york-city-bus-morning-shooting">fled the city</a> on a bus after killing Thompson.

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Man Arrested, Held For Questioning In Connection With Health Insurance CEO Assassination

Man Nabbed, Held For Questioning In Connection With Health Insurance CEO Assassination

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