The gun police found on Luigi Mangione when he was taken into custody Monday is a match with the shell casings found at the scene of Brian Thompson’s murder.
Breitbart News reported 50-year-old Thompson was killed Wednesday at 6:44 a.m. outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
On December 11, 2024, the Associated Press reported shell casings found at the scene of Thompson’s death matched the gun which Mangione had in his possession.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted Mangione’s prints were also found on a protein bar wrapper and a water bottle near the scene.
On December 6, 2024, Breitbart News reported police had found the protein bar wrapper and water bottle and were doing DNA analysis and seeking fingerprints.
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