The family of Luigi Mangione, the man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, has spoken out for the first time since his arrest on Monday.

Mangione’s cousin, Maryland state delegate Nino Mangione, released a statement on behalf of the family saying she could not comment on news reports or allegations regarding Mangione.

“We only know what we have read in the media,” the family statement said. “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We are praying for Brian Thompson’s family and asking people to pray for everyone involved. We are devastated by this news.”

Nino Mangione said he would not comment further on the matter.

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On Monday, December 9, 2024, a mugshot of Luigi Mangione was released by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. (PA Department of Corrections)

Mangione, 26, was charged Monday evening with criminal possession of a weapon (loaded firearm), possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon (silencer of a firearm) in the Dec. 4 shooting of Thompson, according to online court records emerges.

Thompson, 50, was shot in the back on the sidewalk outside a New York Hilton hotel before a shareholder conference. He was named CEO of the company in April 2021.

This undated UnitedHealth Group photo shows Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via A)

The brazen murder sparked a nationwide manhunt that lasted five days and ended Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where Mangione was discovered in a McDonald’s by a customer and an employee who alerted police.

When officers arrived, they found Mangione wearing a medical mask and cap and working on a laptop at a table in the back of the restaurant. Mangione allegedly gave officers a fake ID, gave a fake name and “went quiet and started shaking” when asked if he had been in New York recently.

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Mangione was also in possession of writings criticizing the health care industry and a ghost gun similar to the one believed to have killed Thompson, New York police officials said at a news conference in Manhattan after the arrest.

A photo obtained by Fox News Digital shows Luigi Mangione. (Obtained from Fox News Digital)

NYPD Chief Detective Joseph Kenny described the documents as a three-page, handwritten document that showed “some antipathy toward corporate America.”

The documents also included a line in which Mangione claimed to have acted alone, a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation, said The Associated Press.

Luigi Mangione, pictured here in a Facebook photo, was taken into custody Monday morning in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the ambush murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. (Luigi Mangione/Facebook)

“To the Feds: I will be brief because I respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I clearly state that I have not worked with anyone,” the document officially reads.

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“I apologize for any disruption or trauma, but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites just had it,” another line of the document said.

Elizabeth Pritchett of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.