Luigi Mangione’s First Jail Photos Released as His Family Says They’re ‘Shocked and Devastated’ After Arrest

Mangione has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The family of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is “shocked and devastated” by his arrest in Altoona, Penn. on Monday, Dec. 9. Mangione has been charged in Manhattan with murder.

“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione,” his family said in a statement released by Mangione’s cousin, Maryland Delegate Nino Mangione, obtained by PEOPLE. “We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest.” 

Mangione’s family offered prayers to Thompson’s family and asked people to “pray for all involved.”

“We are devastated by the news,” the statement concluded.

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Mangione’s cousin Nino was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. His grandfather, Nicolas B. Mangione, was a real estate developer who also owned country clubs in Maryland, nursing homes and the radio station WCBM-AM, according to his 2008 obituary in The Baltimore Sun.

Before the family released their statement, the Altoona Police Department released the first photo of Mangione, 26, in custody in a holding cell. Mangione was later moved to the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections later released his booking photo.

Thompson was shot and killed on Wednesday, Dec. 4 while he was walking between the Marriott hotel where he was staying and the New York Midtown Hotel. He was in New York City for a UnitedHealth Group investor meeting. Thompson is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Mangione was identified as the primary suspect early Monday. He was apprehended at an Altoona McDonald’s, where a customer recognized him and an employee reported his suspicious behavior. Police said they found him with a gun and silencer similar to the one used in the shooting, a three-page manifesto and a fake New Jersey ID he allegedly used to stay at an Upper West Side hostel. 

The suspect was arraigned in Hollidaysburg, Pa., and is being held without bail. He faces five charges in Pennsylvania, including two felony charges for forgery and carrying a firearm without a license. He did not enter a plea and his next court hearing was scheduled for Dec. 23.

Following the arraignment in Pennsylvania, prosecutors in New York City charged Mangione with one count of second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a firearm, per online records.

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