UnitedHealthcare CEO murder, suspect killer Luigi Mangione indicted
The 26-year-old man, who was arrested in Pennsylvania after a tip, was carrying a gun and false documents. Mangione was indicted in New York for second-degree murder
from our correspondent in New York Luca Veronese
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Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Italian-American charged with the murder of Brian Thompson, will oppose extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, to New York state. This will allow the transfer to be blocked for weeks, giving the young man's lawyers more time to organise his defence. His lawyer, Thomas Dickey, has in fact already stated in several interviews that his client will plead innocent to the charges for which he was arrested in Pennsylvania and will do the same for those of murder in New York. And so he will return to ask for the bail he was denied yesterday in the hearing, during which Mangione shouted: 'This makes no sense and is an insult to the intelligence of the American people.
Mangione was indicted on Monday in New York for second-degree murder, CNN reported. In addition to the murder charge, Mangione was indicted for four offences: three for possession of a firearm and one for possession of a false document, adds the broadcaster, which cites online court documents. After killing Thompson by shooting him in front of the Hilton Hotel, the gunman fled on a city bike and a taxi, losing his trail after arriving at a bus station.
Mangione, when he was apprehended, was wearing clothes similar to those of the murderer, who was caught on security cameras. He was carrying a gun, with silencer (probably made with a 3D printer) similar to the one used in the murder, false identity papers and writs against large American corporations and health insurance companies. But also a passport, at least $10,000 in cash, and $2,000 in foreign currency.
"The person arrested matches the descriptions. He was found in possession of several items that link him to the murder," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "Mangione," confirmed NYPD Chief Jessica Tisch, "is our person of interest. A New Jersey identity card, found in Mangione's pockets, matches the document used by the killer to register at a New York hostel, ten days before the murder.
Mangione, who allegedly acted alone, is reportedly domiciled in Hawaii and has no criminal record. Growing up in Maryland, he was at the top of his class in high school and was considered a technological whiz. He went on to graduate in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. On social media, he showed an appreciation for Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber who terrorised America in the 1990s with parcel bombs against capitalism.
