Video shows Luigi Mangione says he didn't want to talk. Police kept asking questions

"Minutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald's, he told an officer he didn't want to talk, according to video and testimony at a court hearing Thursday for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Although Mangione signaled he wasn't interested in speaking, police continued asking questions, and he continued answering, video showed. Nearly 20 minutes passed before police informed him of his right to remain silent."

"The exchanges have been scrutinized this week at a lengthy New York court hearing as Mangione's lawyers try to keep some key evidence from being presented at his murder trial, including his statements to police and a gun and diary officers say they found in his backpack when he was arrested Dec. 9, 2024, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Mangione's lawyers argue that his statements aren't fair game for trial because officers asked questions before reading his rights."

"The hearing, which started Monday and could extend to next week, applies only to the state case. As Mangione sat in a Manhattan court on Thursday's anniversary of the killing, UnitedHealthcare lowered the flags at its campuses in Minnetonka and Eden Prairie, Minnesota, in Thompson's memory. Employees were encouraged to engage in volunteering. The 27-year-old Mangione, meanwhile, appeared to follow the court proceedings intently, at times leaning over the defense table to scrutinize papers or take notes."

Minutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald's, he told an officer he didn't want to talk, yet officers continued questioning and he kept answering. Nearly 20 minutes elapsed before police informed him of his right to remain silent. Officers allege they found a gun and diary in Mangione's backpack when he was arrested Dec. 9, 2024, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Defense lawyers seek to exclude his statements as obtained before Miranda warnings and to suppress backpack evidence as the result of a warrantless search. The state hearing previews video, testimony, 911 audio and records and applies only to the state case. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. UnitedHealthcare lowered flags and encouraged volunteering on the killing's anniversary.

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