Suspect in Brian Thompson shooting detained with gun and manifesto at McDonald’s in Altoona, PA: Live updates

The exact location of the McDonald’s branch where customers may have flagged down Thompson’s shooter has been revealed.

According to the New York Times, cops snagged the person of interest inside the McDonald’s at 407 East Plank Road in the south of Altoona, Pennslyvania.

The newspaper said a 911 call was made from the cafe at around 9.15am on Monday.

The man in custody in Pennsylvania connected with Thompson’s murder allegedly had a manifesto on him when cops detained him in Altoona, according to the New York Post.

He also had four fake IDs, a silencer and a gun similar to the Brugger & Thomet VP9 which is believed to have been used in the shooting, per the newspaper.

No details about what was written in the manifesto have been disclosed.

A customer in an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s flagged a man in the cafe to police after recognizing him from surveillance footage images, according to ABC News.

Customers described the man as ‘suspicious’ before police took him away, per NBC.

The man being questioned over the murder of Brian Thompson has been detained at a McDonald’s in the small Pennsylvania city of Altoona.

Located in Blair County around 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, the city is home to around 125,000 people.

Altoona is still known as a railroad town after it was founded while the Pennsylvania Railroad was being constructed through it in 1849.

It sports a museum paying homage to its railroad history, the Altoona Curve baseball team stadium, and several tourist attractions including a water park.

It’s not know where exactly in Altoona the man allegedly connected with the shooting was stopped by police.

The man being questioned in Pennsylvania was snagged by police after someone tipped them off, according to CNN.

Two law enforcement sources told the broadcaster the man was traveling by bus in Altoona, Pennsylvania with a suppressor – a gun silencer – and several fake IDs.

Thompson’s killer planned out the murder to the last excruciating detail, a former lieutenant commander of the NYPD said.

Retired Lieutenant Joe Cardinale told Fox News the suspect has likely relished the attention he’s received in recent days, painting him as a smooth operator.

However, he also described him as arrogant – something which could be his undoing.

It comes as a man is now being questioned in Pennsylvania.

The man being questioned in Altoona, Pennsylvania about the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has a similar gun to the one used in the shooting, according to NBC.

Sources told the outlet it’s too soon to determine whether the interrogation is directly connected to Thompson’s death, but NYPD detectives are headed to the area where he had been detained to assist investigators.

Brian Thompson’s family is holding a private funeral today for him in Minnesota.

FBI profilers say the suspect has likely enjoyed all of the media attention he’s been receiving since evading the NYPD on Wednesday after killing Brian Thompson.

A man in Altoona, Pennsylvania has been questioned as part of the investigation into Brian Thompson’s murder, reports NBC News.