Accused of killing UnitedHealth executive is charged with murder

Luigi Mangione, man accused of shooting to death UnitedHealth Group executiveBrian Thompson, on a Manhattan street this month, was arraigned on murder charges Tuesday, prosecutors said.

“This type of premeditated and targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement announcing the indictment.

Mangione was charged with murder Dec. 9 in Thompson’s death outside a Manhattan hotel before a corporate conference, following a five-day manhunt.

Mangione suffered from chronic back pain that affected his daily life, according to his friends and social media posts, although it is unclear whether his personal health played a role in the crime.

Mangione was charged with first- and second-degree murder, as well as criminal possession of a weapon, according to prosecutors.

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