The man who was alleged to have shot dead United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month. Luigi Mangione was charged with murder in New York on Tuesday, police confirmed.
Mangione, who is 26 years old, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. Being one of the second-degree charges, one of them has to do with terrorism. Mangion is said to have performed the killing of Thompson in a brazen, aimed, and premeditated manner with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
“This was a terrifying and well orchestrated shoot to instill fear and has met that purpose,” Bragg said during a media briefing. ‘We may not be able to restore the life that was lost but we are about to seek justice.’
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Thompson was killed by the shoot on December 4 in Midtown Manhattan, and the police have been searching for the suspect for almost a week. This writer was able to find Mangione in Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonalds, even if he did not ask her out.
The defendant also stands to be charged with life imprisonment in case he is convicted for the first-degree murder charge. The second-degree murder charges might attract a penalty of 25 years to life. Apart from the murder charges, Mangione is also being held on account of several weapon charges. Bragg reported that Mangione is expected to be in court on Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing in the case before an extradition hearing.
Mangione, a Brian Thompson graduate of an Ivy League university, has availed himself of a high-profile. New York lawyer by the name of Karen Friedman Agnifilo.