"Luigi Mangione does not want future jurors to see the gun and handwritten "manifesto" that his arresting officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, say they pulled from his backpack. No surprise there. The Glock-style metal-and-3D-printed 9mm is a match, prosecutors say, to shell casings and a bullet from the fatal ambush shooting, five days prior, of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. And Mangione's writings? Prosecutors say they detail the 28-year-old Baltimore native's plan to "wack" a healthcare insurance company's CEO."
"Mangione and his lawyers have been in state court in Manhattan since Monday, arguing that the backpack was unlawfully searched without a warrant. Six law enforcement witnesses have testified, and the court hearing is set to continue next week. Here are some of the images and audio presented in court so far and why they matter. The original 911 call laughter, apologies, a bagel order. Prosecutors, led by Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann, bear the burden of proving that Altoona Police acted professionally, even calmly."
Luigi Mangione faces charges linking him to the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and is contesting admissibility of evidence seized from his possession. Officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, say they recovered a Glock-style metal-and-3D-printed 9mm and a handwritten manifesto from his backpack; prosecutors contend the gun matches shell casings and a bullet from the fatal shooting and that the writings outline a plan to "wack" a healthcare insurance company CEO. Mangione and his lawyers argue the backpack search was unlawful and warrantless. Six law enforcement witnesses have testified and court hearings have included images, audio, and video, including a 911 call where a McDonald's manager apologized and sought to appease customers.
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