Luigi Mangione Indicted for First-Degree Murder in CEO Death

NY prosecutors say the shooting was ‘an act of terrorism’
Ex-software engineer faces life in prison without parole

Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 10.Photographer: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

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By David Voreacos and Patricia Hurtado

December 17, 2024 at 8:21 PM UTC

Updated on

December 18, 2024 at 1:58 AM UTC

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Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in a shocking case that prosecutors said amounted to an act of terrorism.

Prosecutors elevated the case to first-degree murder, a charge reserved for “the most abhorrent conduct,” like killing a police officer, serial killing or terrorism, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday. If convicted, Mangione faces life in prison without parole.