Mangione is charged in both state and federal court in the shooting of Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer. In the state case, Mangione has pleaded not guilty and could face life imprisonment with no parole if convicted.
Images released by the New York Police Department showing the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Images released by the New York Police Department showing the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Early on December 4, Mangione allegedly tracked Thompson, walked up behind him and fired several gunshots from a pistol with a silencer, federal prosecutors said. He had travelled to New York by bus from Atlanta about 10 days before the crime.
Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 following a tip from staff at a McDonald’s restaurant, after a days-long manhunt.
His attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, has sought clarity on how simultaneous federal and state charges would work, calling the situation “highly unusual”.
Thompson’s murder brought to the surface deep public frustration with the lucrative US commercial healthcare system, with many social media users painting Mangione as a hero.
- Agence France-Presse
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