The Arrest and Identification of the Shooter
8. Based on my participation in this investigation, my conversations with other law enforcement officers, my examination of documents and items obtained through a court authorized search warrant, my review of documents prepared by others, and my review of security camera video, I know, among other things:
a. On December 9, 2024, at approximately 9:14 a.m., a worker at a fast food restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania called the police about a male customer later identified as LUIGI NICHOLAS MANGIONE, the defendant, who the worker believed resembled photos of the Shooter that had been broadcast in the media following the Victim’s murder.
b. Members of the Altoona Police Department responded and encountered MANGIONE, who they also believed matched the appearance of the Shooter. When approached by responding officers and asked for identification, MANGIONE offered the False New Jersey ID used by the Shooter to check into the Hostel. MANGIONE was later found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm pistol and silencer consistent with the weapon used to kill the Victim, clothing that matched apparel that the Shooter wore in the security camera videos, a notebook (the “Notebook”), several thousand dollars in cash, an envelope associated with an FDIC-insured bank, and a letter addressed “To the Feds” (the “Feds Letter”). The 9mm pistol and silencer were later tested and found to be operable by a ballistics examiner from the New York City Police Department. Photographs of the firearm and the silencer recovered from MANGIONE are depicted below:
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