{"id":1060821,"date":"2026-01-20T06:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=493418"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:41:55","slug":"suspect-apprehended-in-uhc-shooting-was-former-firaxis-games-intern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/suspect-apprehended-in-uhc-shooting-was-former-firaxis-games-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect apprehended in UHC shooting was former Firaxis Games intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 DECEMBER 4: A wanted poster is set up for an NYPD press conference regarding a homicide that authorities believe was a targeted attack at One Police Plaza on December 4, 2024, in New York City. United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot before 7:00am this morning, before he was to attend the company\u2019s annual investors meeting.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo: Alex Kent\/Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/suspect-apprehended-in-uhc-shooting-was-former-firaxis-games-intern.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On Dec. 4, a masked person shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan. On Monday, a McDonald\u2019s employee in Pennsylvania spotted someone who resembled the shooter; that person, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, has since been arrested, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-eaee0b7d31b319f42e0cf7f2f7badfb1\">AP<\/a>. Information about Mangione immediately circulated online, including his background in video game development and a stint working for Civilization developer Firaxis Games. A representative from Firaxis Games confirmed to Polygon that Mangione had previously worked there, but declined to offer further comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">At the time of writing, Mangione has been charged with forgery, carrying a gun without a license, falsely identifying himself to the authorities, and possessing \u201cinstruments of crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">According to Mangione\u2019s LinkedIn page, he worked on <em>Civilization 6<\/em> as a UI Programming intern from 2016-2017. Also in 2016, via his LinkedIn, he cofounded Upgrade, a video game development club at the University of Pennsylvania; he graduated from UPenn in 2020 with a combined master\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science. Mangione\u2019s career appears to have diverted away from game development after his stint at Firaxis, according to the LinkedIn page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">When he was apprehended on Monday, Mangione was carrying a \u201cghost gun,\u201d a term describing a gun without a serial number that may have been made using parts created with a 3D printer. He was also carrying multiple fake IDs and, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/12\/09\/nyregion\/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news\">New York Times<\/a>, \u201ca handwritten manifesto that criticized health care companies for putting profits above care, according to two law enforcement officials.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">At this time, he has not been charged with Thompson\u2019s killing. The NYT reports, \u201cthe fake ID that Mr. Mangione showed the police was the same one that the man believed to be the gunman presented when he checked into a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Nov. 24, a senior law enforcement official said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/493418\/uhc-shooter-shooting-suspect-luigi-mangione-arrest-firaxis-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Dec. 4, a masked person shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan. On Monday, a McDonald\u2019s employee in Pennsylvania spotted someone who resembled the shooter; that person, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, has since been arrested, according to AP. Information about Mangione immediately circulated online, including his background in video game development and a stint working for Civilization developer Firaxis Games. A representative from Firaxis Games confirmed to Polygon that Mangione had previously worked there, but declined to offer further comment. At the time of writing, Mangione has been charged with forgery, carrying a gun without a license, falsely identifying himself to the authorities, and possessing \u201cinstruments of crime.\u201d According to Mangione\u2019s LinkedIn page, he worked on Civilization 6 as a UI Programming&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/suspect-apprehended-in-uhc-shooting-was-former-firaxis-games-intern\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1060822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Suspect apprehended in UHC shooting was former Firaxis Games intern | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Dec. 4, a masked person shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan. 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