What Is A ‘Ghost Gun’? Weapon Linked To UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione
Prosecutors in New York are reported to have charged Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man arrested as a “strong person of interest” in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with murder in US. Mangione was arraigned at the Blair county courthouse in Pennsylvania Monday night, where his bail was denied as prosecutors cited fake IDs and a large amount of cash found on him to argue that he was a flight risk.
Mangione allegedly had a specific type of weapon, a 'homemade' variety known as a "ghost gun". The gun found on him "had the capability of firing 9 mm round and a suppressor”, New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny was quoted as saying in an NBC news report.
According to the police, the “ghost gun” was apparently made with a 3D print...