Altoona

A nationwide search led police to Mr Mangione five days later at a McDonald's hundreds of miles away in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Mr Mangione was arrested at a McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with a so-called "ghost gun" and fake ID, police said, five days after he allegedly shot and killed healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on 4 December.

The police department in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that arrested him even received death threats.

Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, earlier this week and is the prime suspect in Thompson's fatal shooting.

The same restaurant that became a stage for heroism in Altoona was, in an instant, transformed into a lightning rod for anger and discontent.