Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of gunning down the former UnitedHealthcare CEO, is due back in state court Tuesday, where the judge presiding over his case is poised to rule on defense motions.
Mangione’s defense is seeking to dismiss his murder indictment because he faces federal charges for the same killing, and they want the judge to suppress evidence seized at the time of his arrest and statements he made to law enforcement.
Mangione is accused of killing Brian Thompson as the executive walked toward a hotel hosting UnitedHealthcare’s annual investor conference in Midtown Manhattan late last year.
The subsequent dayslong manhunt captured national attention as investigators shared details of Mangione’s alleged writings and the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” written on bullets and shell casings found at the scene.
The shooting is among a surge of politically motivated attacks across the US, including last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah.
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