Murder charge filed against UnitedHealthcare CEO suspect in New York
A murder charge was filed in New York on Monday night against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.
A murder charge was filed in New York on Monday night against the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week outside a busy New York City hotel, according to online court documents.
Hours before the murder and weapons charges were filed in New York, Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared in court for a preliminary arraignment in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested earlier in the day at a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona. There, he was charged with two felonies — forgery and carrying a firearm without a license — and three misdemeanors: tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime and providing false identification to law enforcement.
After the Pennsylvania court appearance, law enforcement officials told reporters that charges would be filed in New York shortly.
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Online court documents showed Monday night that Mangione has been charged with one count of murder, three counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of possession of a forged instrument.
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