Luigi Mangione faces a second-degree murder charge in New York in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to the New York Police commissioner and an online court docket filed Monday.
“At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, last Wednesday in Midtown Manhattan,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday.
The 26-year-old was also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the docket.
The forged instrument is the fake NJ driver’s license that he allegedly used to check into the hostel on the Upper West Side.
Mangione remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections pending his extradition to New York.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Luigi Mangione faces murder charge as new details emerge
The 26-year-old was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Monday.
ByAaron Katersky
December 9, 2024, 11:40 PM
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Luigi Mangione faces a second-degree murder charge in New York in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to the New York Police commissioner and an online court docket filed Monday.
“At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, last Wednesday in Midtown Manhattan,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday.
The 26-year-old was also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the docket.
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson.
UnitedHealth Group via AP
The forged instrument is the fake NJ driver’s license that he allegedly used to check into the hostel on the Upper West Side.
Mangione remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections pending his extradition to New York.
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirmed the charges. Court records explaining them will not be unsealed until Mangione appears in court in New York at a later date.
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The New York charges came hours after Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He had been identified by an employee at a McDonald’s, based on photographs circulated by the police of their person of interest in what was called a “brazen, targeted” attack in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections released Mangione’s mugshot on Monday evening.
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