Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge in UnitedHealthcare killing

Luigi Mangione, the suspected shooter of the late UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was indicted by a grand jury in New York on Tuesday on one count of first degree murder, according to the Manhattan district attorney's office.

The 26-year-old was arrested at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, following a major manhunt. He has been formally charged in Pennsylvania with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a firearm. 

Mangione was also charged in New York with two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is charged as a killing in the act of terrorism; two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon; one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon; and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, NBC News reported. He is fighting extradition out of the Keystone State.

Pennsylvania authorities said they will help New York get the extradition approved, but the suspect will remain at Huntingdon State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania without bail in the meantime. He has pleaded not guilty to the Pennsylvania charges.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to file an extradition order and paperwork shortly, now that the formal indictment has been handed down. 

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.