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911 Call That Led To Luigi Mangione's Arrest Released — Manager Said He 'Looked Like The CEO Shooter'

12:14 AM, 12/06/2025
911 Call That Led To Luigi Mangione's Arrest Released — Manager Said He 'Looked Like The CEO Shooter'

The Manhattan DA released a five-minute Pennsylvania 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione's arrest after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A redacted McDonald's manager told a dispatcher a masked customer "looked like the CEO shooter," and officers were dispatched. The recording and bodycam footage were played during a multi-day evidence-suppression hearing as defense lawyers seek to exclude items taken from Mangione's backpack and certain statements. Prosecutors say the searches were lawful and note the only un-Mirandized remark was an alleged false name; they also disclosed photos and reports of cash and a MacBook recovered as evidence.

Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday released a Pennsylvania 911 recording that prompted police to arrest Luigi Mangione after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The five-minute call, which was played in court earlier in the week during a multi-day evidence-suppression hearing, features a McDonald's manager (name redacted) reporting a masked customer inside the restaurant. She described the man as wearing a black hooded jacket with his hat pulled low, carrying what appeared to be a CVS or Walgreens bag, and sitting at a corner table near the bathroom while eating.

"I'm a manager at Plank Road McDonald's out here on the boulevard," she told the dispatcher. "And I have a customer here, that some other customers were suspicious of, that he looks like the CEO shooter from New York."

At the end of the call the dispatcher instructed the manager to stay put and keep watch: "I do have an officer on the way for ya. Just keep an eye on him. If he leaves, just give us a call back and let us know, OK?"

Evidence Hearing And Bodycam Footage

The recording was introduced at an evidence-suppression hearing that has stretched over several days. Prosecutors also released body-worn camera footage showing officers converging on Mangione inside the McDonald's; media reports say the video includes a moment when Mangione cracked a joke as officers closed in.

Defense Challenges And Prosecutors' Response

Mangione's attorneys are asking the judge to suppress items recovered from his backpack after the arrest and to exclude statements he made during the incident and later to jail staff. Defense counsel has raised Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns about warrantless searches and the admissibility of statements made without Miranda warnings.

Prosecutors contend the officers acted lawfully and that the warrantless search of the backpack following the arrest was routine and permissible. They say the only potentially relevant un-Mirandized remark was an alleged false name Mangione gave when presenting a phony ID. Legal experts note that routine questions such as a person's name typically do not trigger Miranda protections.

Additional Evidence Disclosed

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office also released photos of Mangione's personal effects and reported investigators recovered thousands of dollars in cash and his MacBook laptop as part of the investigation.

Mangione is due back in court Friday for additional proceedings in the suppression hearing.

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