Less than two weeks after his arrest, alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione has officially been charged with first-degree murder.
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According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr., Mangione was indicted on Tuesday, Dec. 18, for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which occurred outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown on Dec. 4.
The suspect was charged with one count of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism.
Other charges included two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
“We allege that Luigi Mangione carried out the brazen, targeted, and fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan,” Bragg declared in a statement. “This type of premeditated, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated, and my office has been working day in and day out to bring the defendant to justice.”
Bragg then extended his heartfelt prayers to Thompson’s loved ones as they continued to grieve his death.
“This ongoing investigation is the product of an incredible partnership at all levels with the NYPD,” Bragg continued. “And I want to thank Commissioner Tisch and the prosecutors and detectives who worked collaboratively to apprehend Mr. Mangione. He is now charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with three counts of murder and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.”
Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione Had Arrived in New York City Days Before Shooting
Meanwhile, Bragg provided a breakdown of Luigi Mangione’s movements leading up to and after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The Manhattan district attorney revealed that Mangione had arrived at Port Authority on a bus on Nov. 24. Following his arrival, he checked into the HI New York City Hostel on the Upper West Side.
“Mangione used a fake New Jersey ID under the name Mark Rosario,” Bragg revealed. “Mangione extended his stay at the Hostel multiple times.”
Bragg then said that on Dec. 4, Mangione left the hostel at approximately 5:34 a.m. and traveled to Midtown on an e-bike.
Between 5:52 a.m. and 6:45 a.m., Mangione was seen walking near and around the Hilton Hotel. At 6:15 a.m., he purchased a water bottle and granola bars at a nearby Starbucks.
Mangione was then observed standing against a wall on the north side of West 54th Street across the Hilton Hotel between 6:38 a.m. and 6:44 a.m. He kept his hood up the entire time.
At 6:45 a.m., he crossed the street to the Hilton Hotel, approaching Thompson from behind. He then shot him once in the back and once in the leg.
“Mangione then fled northeast on 54th Street and took an e-bike uptown,” Bragg observed. “He eventually got into a taxi, was dropped off at West 178th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, and then fled the state.”
Thompson was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m.
Mangione was arrested less than a week later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He had a 9-millimeter handgun with a 3D-printed receiver, two ammunition magazines, multiple live cartridges, and a homemade silencer. He was also still carrying the fake New Jersey ID he used at the hostel.