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Suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO arrested in Pennsylvania

The authorities arrested this Monday in Pennsylvania (border state with New York) the suspect of killing the executive director of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, thanks to citizen collaboration.

Luigi Mangione, 26, had a weapon “compatible with the one used in the murder” – with the “ability to fire a nine-millimeter bullet” and a silencer – a lethal tool that could have been made with a 3D printer, the New York Police said at a press conference.

In addition, Mangione – whose image had been shared by the New York Police Department (NYPD) in recent days – had at the time of the arrest a military collared collared panties similar to the one the one the murderer wore in his shooting in front of the Hilton Midtown hotel (Manhattan), the same false identification he used to stay in a hostel in New York and a three-page handwritten document in which he criticized insurance companies.

How was the arrest of the suspect in the murder of the director of UnitedHealthcare?

The arrest took place at a McDonald’s in Altoona (Pennsylvania), where the suspect was eating and was recognized by an employee who called the local police.

“New York Police detectives are on their way to Pennsylvania,” noted New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

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The young man was not arrested or accused in connection with the murder, but in Altoona he will face charges of possession of weapons.

However, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will seek to extradite the young man to face charges in the Big Apple.

“Combination of detective work”

At the press conference, in which the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, also participated, it was emphasized that this arrest has been possible thanks to a “combination of old-school detective work and new-era technology,” as well as the review of videos.

Despite the fact that Mangione had in his possession other forms of false identification, the police said today that he was not at risk of escaping the country.

The twenty-year-old was born and raised in Maryland, and has lived in San Francisco, Pennsylvania and Hawaii, according to the Police.

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This Monday there will be a private funeral for Thompson, the 50-year-old executive killed on Wednesday in broad daylight in downtown New York, according to local media.

International

Texas opens major migrant detention center amid civil rights protests

The East Montana Camp, poised to become one of the largest U.S. migrant detention facilities for housing foreigners awaiting deportation in tents, officially opened on a military base in Texas despite protests from civil rights advocates.

Operations began this Sunday with an initial capacity of approximately 1,000 beds at Fort Bliss, the largest installation of the U.S. Armed Forces Command. Authorities plan to expand the facility to house up to 5,000 people, making it one of the country’s largest migrant detention centers, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official who spoke to EFE.

The center is expected to hold immigrants with final deportation orders, according to Republican Senator from Texas John Cornyn, who visited the site last week.

“These are people with firm deportation orders. They have no legal recourse. They have no legal right to be here,” Cornyn said, as reported by The Hill.

The senator added that the facility must remain open to Congressional oversight and media access, in response to Democratic lawmakers’ complaints about being denied entry to migrant centers, where cases of negligence have been reported.

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NYPD declares suspicious Times Square package safe after investigation

The police reported that a suspicious package was found near West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue around 10:30 a.m. local time (14:30 GMT), directly above the Times Square subway station connected to the Port Authority terminal.

The New York Police Department’s Bomb Squad was deployed, and officers closed streets and pedestrian areas for nearly two hours while the package was investigated.

By 11:53 a.m., NYPD officials confirmed that the item was not dangerous, and the streets were reopened shortly afterward.

The incident is still under investigation.

International

Three arrested in Dubai hours after $25 million pink diamond theft

Dubai police reported on Monday that they arrested three thieves just hours after a valuable pink diamond worth $25 million was stolen.

“The General Command of Dubai Police thwarted the theft of a very rare pink diamond valued at $25 million,” the police said in a statement shared by the official UAE news agency, WAM.

According to authorities, a diamond dealer who had brought the gem from Europe was lured to a mansion by a criminal gang under the pretense of a meeting with a wealthy client interested in the piece. However, the diamond was stolen when the dealer arrived, the statement added.

Within eight hours, three suspects from an unspecified Asian country were arrested, “thanks to the efforts of specialized teams and field units, and through the use of the latest artificial intelligence technologies,” the police said.

A video released by Dubai’s media office showed the three men with blurred faces following their arrest.