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Mangione Admits to Killing Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Friday, August 14, 2026
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Friday to federal stalking charges related to the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, on December 4, 2024. Mangione admitted to shooting and killing Thompson. He faces a life sentence. Mangione's attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jamie McDonald, and NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch made statements outside the courthouse.
