Police were skeptical about tip that led to arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#71WM7)
Officers joked about tip that Luigi Mangione was at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, where they arrested him
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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