THE family of suspected CEO assassin Luigi Mangione have been left in the dark over the murder investigation, their lawyer has claimed.
The Mangione family attorney has released a very brief statement on behalf of the college graduate’s loved ones who claim they are only finding out about the case through the papers.
The Mega Agency Mangione’s booking photo after he was arrested by police[/caption]
Mangione standing his immediate familyInstagram
ReutersThe shooting was caught on surveillance cameras[/caption]
David B. Irwin told TMZ that the family don’t “know all the facts” yet and are only aware of the public information.
He also released a short statement from the family regarding Mangione which said: “We wish him the best.”
They also added that they still “love” him.
It is unclear if the 26-year-old has been in contact with anyone since he was detained.
The Ivy League graduate has been accused of shooting health insurance boss Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4.
He was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a worker sounded the alarm to cops.
He has since been charged with the murder as investigations continue into the possible motive behind the attack.
The former Ivy League student is from a wealthy Baltimore family but is believed to have fallen out of contact with them in the last six months after moving to Japan.
Resurfaced messages on X from his immediate loved ones show them tagging the 26-year-old and pleading with him to respond.
One read: “Hey are you ok? Nobody had heard from you in months, and apparently you family is looking for you.”
Another said: “Hey man I need you to call me. I don’t know if you are okay or just in a super isolated place and have no service.
“But I haven’t heard from you in months.”
Weeks after these messages were posted his family even filed an official missing person’s report on November 18, police told he New York Post.
Just weeks later, CCTV footage captured the shocking moment UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Hilton hotel in New York.
A five-day manhunt ensued for the killer with cops eventually arresting Mangione and labelling him the main suspect.
He appeared in court for the first time earlier this week after for an arraignment on gun and forgery charges.
New York prosecutors later filed second-degree murder charges against Mangione for the December 4 assassination.
He also faces two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in New York.
Mangione’s attorney, Thomas Dickey, has repeatedly preached his client’s innocence.
He told CNN that he hasn’t seen any evidence that Mangione is “the right guy”.
The 26-year-old is due to stay at the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon for the time being.
Who is Luigi Mangione?
MANGIONE, 26, was regarded as a beloved, clever and wealthy man by his family, friends and all who knew him.
He was born and raised in Maryland where he was valedictorian of his high school graduating class at Gilman School in Baltimore.
He had no prior criminal history and was said to have been a model student, footballer and all-round athlete at high school.
One former student from the Gilman School told The U.S. Sun Mangione was “popular” and had a “big circle of friends.”
The former student, who asked not to be identified, said: “We went to the same school but didn’t really have the same friends. I’m really shocked by this whole thing.
“I think he played soccer, it was an all-boys school, so being a good athlete got you social currency for sure.”
After, Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Computer and Information Science, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He also got his masters from the Ivy League school.
Mangione was reportedly a data engineer at a car company in California before moving to Hawaii.
His cousin is also Republican Maryland House of Delegates member Nino Mangione.
ReutersSuspected CEO shooter Luigi Mangione being taken into court after he was charged with murder[/caption]
RexCEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in an attack in New York[/caption]
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