NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione was charged Tuesday by the Manhattan district attorney with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione was hit with multiple charges, including one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.
District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch will hold a press conference at 3:30 PM, which you can watch in the live player above.
“This type of premeditated, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated, and my office has worked day in and day out to bring the suspect to justice,” Bragg said in an earlier statement. “I would like to extend my sincerest prayers to Mr. Thompson’s loved ones as they continue to grieve.
“This ongoing investigation is the result of incredible cooperation at all levels with the NYPD, and I want to thank Commissioner Tisch and the prosecutors and detectives who worked together to arrest Mr. Mangione. He now faces a New York State Supreme Court indictment on three counts of murder and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole,” he added.
Bragg’s announcement came as Mangione sat in a Pennsylvania court to face charges in connection with his Dec. 9 arrest.
Mangione’s is now extradited to New York. Bragg had said late last week the 26-year-old suspect was considering waiving his extradition after previously contesting it.
Mangione is currently being held in a Pennsylvania state prison on charges related to possession of a firearm and false ID.
The arrest of Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania
Mangione was arrested on December 9 after a customer at a McDonald’s in AltoonaPennsylvania, saw him eating breakfast and noticed a resemblance to the person wanted by police in Thompson’s murder in Manhattan five days earlier.
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Police said Mangione was found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush outside the Hilton Midtown in New York, where Thompson arrived for his company’s annual investor conference.
New York City police told CBS News there is no evidence that Mangione is a United Healthcare customer.
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Hours after Mangione’s arrest in Pennsylvania, Bragg’s Manhattan office filed paperwork charging him with five counts, including intentional murder, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Suspect adds powerful lawyer to defense
Mangione added prominent attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo to his legal team. Agnifilo was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before entering private practice. Friedman Agnifilo’s law firm, Agnifilo Intrater LLP, confirmed in a statement to CBS News on Saturday that she had been retained to represent Mangione.
The firm said Agnifilo, a longtime veteran of the Manhattan district attorney’s office, served as second-in-command under District Attorney Cyrus Vance for seven years, in addition to four years as head of the office’s litigation division.
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