Accused killer Luigi Mangione hit up an expensive gun range during a trip to Thailand — just months before he allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in the Big Apple, his travel friends have claimed.
The 26-year-old accused assassin visited the gun range after fleeing the US on a solo Asia trip early last year, two German tourists who met him during his travels told TMZ’s new “Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer” documentary.
Mangione opted to skip a beach day and head to the range instead, according to the friends — who were only identified as Paul and Max.
The pair, who said they traveled extensively with Mangione through Asia, also claimed he was obsessed with Indian author Jash Dholani’s book, “Hit Reverse: New Ideas From Old Books,” which examines philosophical viewpoints from a range of others.
He even apparently purchased 400 copies of the book and flew to Mumbai to try and give the author his personal feedback, the German travelers said.
The apparent shooting range visit came just months before Mangione, who lost touch with his family at some point during his Asia trip and was eventually reported missing, suddenly re-surfaced in New York City and allegedly shot dead the healthcare boss on Dec. 4.
Mangione, an Ivy League-educated tech whiz who railed about the health care industry in a manifesto, was later nabbed in Pennsylvania following a five-day manhunt.
He pleaded not guilty late last month to a slew of charges tied to the cold-blooded killing.
