Luigi Mangione has been indicted for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with charges upgraded to first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Mangione allegedly shot Thompson on December 4th outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel as the CEO headed to an investors' conference. He also faces multiple weapons charges, including possession of a ghost gun, silencer, and forged documents. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated the killing was "intended to evoke terror," calling it premeditated and targeted. Mangione remains in custody in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested on Dec. 9 after a week on the run.
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00:02Luigi Mangione has been indicted for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,
00:07with charges upgraded to first-degree murder and furtherance of terrorism,
00:10prosecutors announced on Tuesday. Mangione allegedly shot Thompson on December 4th
00:15outside a midtown Manhattan hotel as the CEO headed to an investors conference.
00:19He also faces multiple weapons charges, including possession of a ghost gun,
00:24silencer and forged documents. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated the killing
00:29was intended to evoke terror, calling it premeditated and targeted. Mangione remains
00:34in custody in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested on December 9th after a week on the run.