Luigi Mangione is accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024.

What happened and who he allegedly killed

  • Prosecutors allege that Mangione shot Brian Thompson, 50, in the back on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk as Thompson was arriving for an investor conference linked to UnitedHealthcare.
  • Thompson, a prominent health insurance executive and UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, died from the shooting, which authorities describe as an assassination‑style attack using a pistol with a suppressor.

Legal status and charges

  • Mangione has been indicted on multiple state and federal charges connected to Thompson’s death, including murder and firearms offenses, and at times terrorism‑related counts tied to alleged ideological motives against the health insurance industry.
  • Some terror‑related charges have since been narrowed or dismissed at the state level, but he still faces a core murder charge and has not been convicted yet, meaning the case remains ongoing and allegations have not all been resolved by a final verdict.

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