Shell Casings, Fingerprints Match in CEO Murder Case, Cops Say

Luigi Mangione was indicted on Tuesday by a New York grand jury for first-degree murder in the shooting fatality of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Though Mangione, 26, initially faced second-degree murder charges in Thompson’s December 4 slaying, he is now also charged with first-degree murder, in furtherance of terrorism; second-degree murder as an act of terrorism; criminal possession of a weapon; and other charges. Mangione, who is currently jailed in Pennsylvania on gun charges, challenged his extradition to New York before Tuesday’s indictment.

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Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, days after Thompson was shot near a Hilton hotel in Manhattan. Thompson, who is from Minnesota, was attending his company’s annual investor meeting when he was killed.

Authorities said fingerprints recovered from the water bottle and a KIND snack bar matched Mangione’s prints.

In addition to allegedly having a gun with a silencer and fake IDs, Mangione reportedly also had a two-page manifesto that decried the healthcare industry as “parasites.” Shortly after Mangione’s arrest, New York officials held a press coverage in which they hinted at the motive in Thompson’s murder. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione, a data engineer with a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania, “has some ill will towards corporate America.”

Mangione is charged with firearm offenses in Pennsylvania, to which he has pleaded not guilty. He remains jailed in Pennsylvania without bail.

The indictment is available for reading below: 

[Feature Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections/UnitedHealthcare]

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