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

Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in the death of CEO Brian Thompson.

December 9, 2024, 11:42 PM

Luigi Mangione has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione, 26, was taken into custody on Monday in Pennsylvania, nearly one week after the "brazen, targeted" shooting outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, police said.

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 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.
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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

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.

Newly released CCTV video shows what appears to be the suspect walking west on 55th street at 6:19 a.m.
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Newly released CCTV video shows what appears to be the suspect leaning over to momentarily drop an object on the garbage before carrying on his way.
Gideon Platt

Before the shooting

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

Police released photos of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Police released photos of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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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.

6:29am – The suspect appears to walk past a parking lot on W 54th St, across the street some 50 meters from the site of the shooting.
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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."

ABC News obtained this photo of the suspect.
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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.

The gunman fled the scene on an e-bike, according to this photo released by the NYPD.
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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.
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Police believe he boarded a bus there and left New York City.

Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was shot to death at point-blank range in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Dec. 9

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

Luigi Mangione is seen in this undated photo from his account on X.
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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 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.

Luigi Mangione is seen eating at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa. on Dec. 9, 2024, in a photo released by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Pennsylvania State Police

Mangione faces charges in New York including second-degree murder. Mangione remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections pending his extradition to New York.