Overview
- Prosecutors released and played body‑worn camera video showing officers approaching Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona, where he gave the alias “Mark Rosario” and handed over a fake New Jersey ID.
- Altoona Lt. William Hanelly testified he alerted New York authorities by phone saying, “We might have the shooter,” then directed officers to take Mangione into custody and move the backpack to the station after a loaded magazine was found.
- Testimony and exhibits detailed items seized from Mangione’s backpack, including a 9 mm handgun prosecutors say matches the murder weapon, a silencer, a loaded magazine wrapped in underwear, fake IDs and handwritten notes and to‑do lists.
- The defense seeks to suppress Mangione’s pre‑arrest statements and the backpack contents, arguing Miranda violations and a warrantless search, while prosecutors cite public‑safety concerns and say warnings were given and a warrant later obtained.
- The hearing pertains to the New York state case; Mangione has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody, and a separate federal case in which prosecutors are seeking the death penalty has a related hearing set for January 9.