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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Shot Dead in Midtown Manhattan — Luigi Mangione Charge
Brian Thompson, 50, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was shot dead on December 4, 2024, outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel. Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested five days later in Pennsylvania and is charged with the murder in both New York state court and federal court. He has pleaded not guilty and is in jail waiting for trial. This page starts following the case from here.
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- December 4, 2024
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Stage
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Update #4 — Defence files its reply — Mangione lawyers renew bid to dismiss the state case on double-jeopardy grounds
On Friday, October 30, 2026, Luigi Mangione's lawyers filed their reply in the state case, renewing their bid to have the New York state murder and weapons charges dismissed on double-jeopardy grounds. The filing argues that New York law bars a second prosecution over the same conduct after his federal case, in which he pleaded guilty in August to federal stalking charges over the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson. The defence wrote: "The core misconduct of the federal and state prosecutions is the same: the intent to kill and the killing of Brian Thompson." Manhattan prosecutors, in papers filed on October 9, argue the state case can continue under an exception to the double-jeopardy rules. The next state court date is the hearing on December 10, 2026, before Judge Gregory Carro. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes. -
CORRECTION What changed: Title now includes the state and USA
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Update #3 — Correction: Title now includes the state and USA
Correction: Title now includes the state and USA
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CORRECTION What changed: Earlier text said Mangione pleaded not guilty and was awaiting trial. He has since pleaded guilty in federal court (August); the New York state murder case is still pending.
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Update #2 — Mangione Pleaded Guilty in Federal Court; State Case Ruling Due Dec. 10
Correction: Earlier text said Mangione pleaded not guilty and was awaiting trial. He has since pleaded guilty in federal court (August); the New York state murder case is still pending.
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal court to stalking charges resulting in death, and his federal sentencing is set for December. He still faces second-degree murder, weapons and forgery charges in New York state court. His lawyers argue the state case is double jeopardy, prosecutors oppose that, and the judge is set to rule on Dec. 10. -
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SUMMARY OF RECORDUpdate #1 — Where the case stands as this page starts following it
Brian Thompson was shot in the back shortly before 7 a.m. on December 4, 2024, on the sidewalk outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where his company was holding an investor conference, and died at hospital. The gunman fled on foot and by bike. Shell casings at the scene carried the words 'deny', 'defend' and 'depose'. After a five-day manhunt, Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested on December 9, 2024, at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania; police say he was carrying a ghost gun, a suppressor and a handwritten document attacking the health insurance industry. New York prosecutors charged him with murder — a judge later dismissed the terrorism counts, and the murder charges stand. Federal prosecutors also charged him, and the Justice Department filed notice that it will seek the death penalty in the federal case. Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both cases and is held in jail in Brooklyn. As of October 24, 2026, both cases are in their pretrial stage — no trial verdict yet. From here, this page posts only new developments as Update #2, #3 and onward.
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