{"text":[[{"start":9.86,"text":"A 26-year-old Ivy League graduate has been hit with gun and other charges in Pennsylvania as authorities investigate his connection to the murder of a senior UnitedHealth Group executive ahead of an investor event in New York last week. "}],[{"start":25.369999999999997,"text":"Local police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, apprehended Luigi Mangione, 26, of Maryland at a McDonald’s restaurant following a tip from an employee, New York police authorities said at a press conference on Monday. "}],[{"start":40.41,"text":"Eric Adams, the New York mayor, described Mangione as a “strong person of interest” in possession of several items potentially connected to the crime. "},{"start":49.876999999999995,"text":"Jessica Tisch, New York Police Department commissioner, said NYPD detectives alongside officials from the district attorney’s office were heading to Pennsylvania to interview Mangione. "}],[{"start":62.489999999999995,"text":"Mangione was in possession of an untraceable “ghost gun” with a suppressor and fake New Jersey ID card matching the description of those used by the individual suspected of shooting Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, the Minnesota-based group’s insurance unit, before dawn on December 4. "}],[{"start":82.49,"text":"Mangione was also carrying a handwritten, three-page document which outlined “some ill will towards corporate America” but did not mention any specific individuals, said Joseph Kenny, the NYPD chief of detectives. "}],[{"start":97.78999999999999,"text":"He made a brief initial court appearance in Pennsylvania on Monday evening, where he was charged with weapons violations, forgery and false identification, among others. "}],[{"start":109.46,"text":"Mangione was an engineering graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, according to a LinkedIn profile of a person matching his description. "},{"start":118.377,"text":"He was born and raised in Maryland, and his last known address was Honolulu, Hawaii, the NYPD said. "}],[{"start":126.86999999999999,"text":"The development comes after a five-day manhunt in which NYPD detectives and federal investigators have criss-crossed the city and nearby states in an attempt to solve the murder that shocked New York and corporate America. "}],[{"start":141.29999999999998,"text":"Tisch said: “For just over five days, our NYPD investigators combed through thousands of hours of video, followed up on hundreds of tips and processed every bit of forensic evidence — DNA, fingerprints, IP addresses and so much more — to tighten the net. ”"}],[{"start":159.90999999999997,"text":"The NYPD released CCTV images of the suspect checking into a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan before the murder and in the back of taxi following the killing. "},{"start":170.91399999999996,"text":"Tisch credited the images with progress in the case: “The images that we shared with the public were spread far and wide and the tips we received led to recovery of crucial evidence,” she said. "}],[{"start":183.57999999999998,"text":"Thompson’s murder before dawn on his way to an investor event organised by UnitedHealth Group at a Marriott hotel off Sixth Avenue in midtown Manhattan has raised concerns about the security of high-ranking executives. "}],[{"start":198.36999999999998,"text":"The killing has also fuelled a debate about the state of medical care in the world’s costliest healthcare system — UnitedHealthcare is the country’s biggest insurer, covering nearly 50mn Americans. "},{"start":210.91199999999998,"text":"“Our hope is that today’s apprehension brings some relief to Brian’s family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy,” UnitedHealth said. "}],[{"start":222.95,"text":"Thompson was shot from behind three times outside the Marriott Midtown hotel at 6.45am local time, and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards at nearby Mount Sinai hospital. "},{"start":235.154,"text":"Detectives later discovered bullet casings at the scene with inscriptions including “deny” and “defend” — a possible nod to a 2010 book about how insurers deny claims. "}],[{"start":246.6,"text":"Since then the NYPD gradually pieced together the killer’s movements before and after the shooting. "},{"start":253.079,"text":"The suspect arrived in New York in late November, staying in the Upper West Side hostel. "}],[{"start":259.78,"text":"Following the shooting, he first travelled uptown on an e-bike through Central Park, where his backpack was later recovered. "},{"start":267.75899999999996,"text":"Then, he made his way to an interstate bus station, where he boarded a bus out of the city. "}],[{"start":273.66999999999996,"text":""}]],"url":"https://creatives.ftmailbox.cn/album/184396-1733801951.mp3"}