The suspect arrested Monday in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a member of a prominent Maryland family that has a large business portfolio.

Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being recognized in the manhunt that began last Wednesday when Thompson was shot in New York City in what law enforcement described as a “targeted attack.”

Mangione was charged in Pennsylvania with a variety of crimes, including forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possession of instruments of crime and false identification to law enforcement. He was also charged with murder in New York, as well as criminal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a firearm silencer.

Luigi is the grandson of the late Nick Mangione Sr., who The Baltimore Banner reported was a multimillionaire who made his family’s fortune as a developer in the real estate industry before opening other businesses and becoming a philanthropist who supported various civic initiatives .

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Luigi Mangione was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania as a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Luigi Mangione Facebook | NYPD CrimeStoppers)

The family’s patriarch, Nick Mangione Sr., built nursing homes, hospitals and office buildings, the outlet reported.

The family purchased Turf Valley Country Club in 1978 and developed it into a full-service resort and conference center, now known as Turf Valley Resort after the addition of a hotel, spa and other amenities, according to The Washington Post. The Mangiones also built the so-called Hayfields Country Club in 1986, which serves as a golf and wedding venue and has a residential complex.

The Post also reported that the Mangione family owns an assisted living facility, Lorien Health Services in Ellicott City, as well as radio station WCBM-AM 680, a talk radio station based in the Baltimore area.

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Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)

According to The Baltimore Banner, the Mangione family’s philanthropic efforts included donations to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center as well as the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, the Kennedy Krieger Institute and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through the Mangione Family Foundation.

The Banner also noted that Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis, and his uncle, John, assumed the role of managing the family’s business affairs when Nick Mangione Sr. began to step away from those duties in 1995 and Louis took over management of Mangione Family Enterprises. The elder Mangione died in 2008.

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The timeline of events leading to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Fox News / Fox News)

Luigi’s cousin Nino Mangione, a Republican member of the Maryland legislature whose district includes parts of Baltimore County, issued a statement on Monday on behalf of the family.

“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports about Luigi Mangione,” Nino Mangione said in a family statement. “We only know what we read in the media. 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.”

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