Court verdict or official announcements from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office

Luigi Mangione Indicted on Eleven Charges, Including Murder as Act of Terrorism, in Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Dec 17, 2024, 09:00 PM

Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old suspect, has been indicted in New York on multiple charges related to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The charges include first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism, reflecting the prosecution's assertion that the killing was intended to cause shock and intimidation. The incident occurred on December 4 outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel where Thompson was heading to an investors conference. Mangione faces a total of eleven charges, which also encompass various counts of criminal possession of weapons, including a ghost gun with a 3D-printed receiver and a homemade silencer, and a forged instrument. He was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 following a manhunt, and is currently held on charges there while awaiting an extradition hearing to New York. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office, led by Alvin Bragg, is pursuing the case, emphasizing the premeditated and targeted nature of the violence. Mangione has hired Karen Friedman Agnifilo as his lawyer in New York, who faces potential life imprisonment if convicted.