Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, is related to prominent Maryland family

BALTIMORE -- A prominent Maryland family says in a statement that they are "shocked" and "devastated" after Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi is related to the Mangiones, a family in Maryland that owns several country clubs, including Haysfield Country Club in Hunt Valley, as well as health care facilities and real estate companies in the Baltimore area. 

Luigi is the cousin of Maryland Republican Delegate Nino Mangione, who represents parts of Baltimore County.

"Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione," Nino Mangione said in a statement from the family. "We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi's arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news."

According to our media partner at The Baltimore Banner, Luigi's late grandfather, Nicholas Mangione Sr., was a self-made real estate developer who owned country clubs, nursing homes and a radio station. His grandmother Mary, who died in 2023 from Parkinson's disease, was described in an obituary as a hospital benefactor and a music patron.

The Banner reports the Mangione family purchased Turf Valley Country Club in 1978, establishing it as a golf course resort and residential community. According to the Banner, family businesses also include the Lorien Health Services nursing homes and radio station WCBM-AM.

Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested at a McDonald's Monday afternoon in Altoona, Pennsylvania on firearm charges after he was recognized by an employee. He was later charged in New York for Thompson's murder.

WJZ has learned that Mangione is from Baltimore County and was the valedictorian at The Gilman School in Baltimore in 2016. A video of the 119th Gilman School Founder's Day Ceremony shows Mangione's speech. 

Thompson was shot and killed on December 4 outside the Hilton Midtown Hotel in Manhattan, New York.