Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been indicted on first and second-degree murder charges. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced the charges on Tuesday, which also include multiple counts related to the possession of a weapon. If convicted of second-degree murder, Mangione will face 15 years to life, while if he is convicted of first-degree murder, he will face 20 years to life. “We allege that Luigi Mangione carried out the brazen, targeted and fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson,” Bragg said in a statement. “This type of premeditated, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated, and my office has been working day in and day out to bring the defendant to justice.” A first-degree murder charge is rare under New York law because it requires a special set of circumstances, including when the victim is a judge, police officer or first responder, or when the killing is a murder-for-hire or done with an intent to commit terrorism, according to CNN. The 26-year-old will not fight his extradition to New York after being arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, his lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told CNN. Mangione allegedly shot and killed Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4. Mangione will appear in Pennsylvania court on Thursday for an extradition hearing.
