Eduardo Munoz | ReutersA New York grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione on charges of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said Tuesday.
Mangione, 26, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism.
He is accused of fatally shooting Thompson with a 9mm handgun equipped with a silencer on Dec. 4 outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan.
Mangione then fled on an e-bike and later a taxi that took him to Washington Heights in upper Manhattan.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (L) and Luigi Mangione (R).
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