Article 71WM7 Police were skeptical about tip that led to arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect

Police were skeptical about tip that led to arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect

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Victoria Bekiempis in New York
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Officers joked about tip that Luigi Mangione was at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, where they arrested him in the killing of Brian Thompson

Police involved with Luigi Mangione's arrest were so skeptical that the tip on his whereabouts was true that they joked about a reward sandwich in text messages, Manhattan state court proceedings revealed on Tuesday.

He said, if you get the New York City shooter, I'll buy you a hoagie from a local restaurant,'" testified Joseph Detwiler, an Altoona, Pennsylvania police officer, of texts exchanged with a supervisor. I said, Consider it done.'"

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