Police Release Bodycam Footage of Luigi Mangione’s Arrest

Newly released police body-camera footage shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The videos were recorded on December 9, 2024, five days after Thompson was shot in Manhattan. A New York judge ordered the recordings unsealed on Friday, October 2, 2026, following a request for their release.

Officers locate Mangione at a McDonald’s

The footage shows officers approaching Mangione inside a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, nearly 300 miles from New York City.

Mangione was wearing a ski hat, a surgical-style face mask and a winter coat when officers approached him. Police told him they were responding to a report about a suspicious person and asked him for his name and identification.

Officers became suspicious when he presented a New Jersey driver’s license carrying the name Mark Rosario.

After questioning him, police ordered Mangione to place his hands on his head and asked whether he had recently been in New York.

Police discover weapons and other items

After taking Mangione into custody, officers searched his belongings at the police station.

According to the Associated Press, officers found a 9 mm handgun, a silencer, ammunition and a handwritten journal in his backpack. Prosecutors later argued that some of the written material was evidence of his alleged plans to target a health insurance executive.

The body-camera recordings show officers reacting as they discovered items during the search.

The case remains in court

Mangione pleaded guilty in August 2026 to federal stalking charges and is scheduled to be sentenced in December. He also faces murder charges in New York state court in connection with Thompson’s death.

Those state murder proceedings have been postponed while Mangione’s lawyers challenge evidence in the case and seek to have the prosecution dismissed.

Parts of the arrest footage had previously been shown during a court hearing, when Mangione’s defense team unsuccessfully sought to suppress evidence obtained after his arrest.

Why the footage was released

The newly unsealed recordings provide a more detailed look at the events surrounding Mangione’s arrest, including the initial questioning, the discovery of the false identification and the search of his belongings.

The release does not determine the outcome of the murder case. Mangione remains subject to the ongoing judicial process, and the allegations in the New York case will be addressed in court.

Sources: Associated Press.