CNN —Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan, is expected to be arraigned Monday in New York on state murder and terror charges.
A federal criminal complaint was unsealed Thursday, in which Mangione was charged with murder through use of a firearm, two stalking charges and a firearms offense.
He could face the death penalty if found guilty of the federal murder charge, while the state charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Jane Rosenberg/ReutersThe push for federal charges came from the US Attorney’s office, multiple law enforcement sources told CNN.
An entry dated August 15, reads: “the details are finally coming together,” according to the federal complaint unsealed Thursday.
Persons:
Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Alvin Bragg’s, Mangione, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo, Jane Rosenberg, Mangione’s, –, ”, Thompson, Jessica Tisch, Mangione “, “ I’m, ” Mangione, “
Organizations:
CNN, Manhattan, Attorney’s Office, Prosecutors, US, FBI, NYPD, Police, New York Police, New York City Police Department’s, Ivy League
Locations:
Midtown Manhattan, New York, Pennsylvania, Lower Manhattan, Atlanta, Manhattan, America