Alleged gunman faces nine charges including second-degree murder in New York state case

Luigi Mangione is due to appear in Manhattan state court on Monday for the first day of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during his arrest after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive.

Mangione was apprehended last December in the murder of senior United HealthCare figure Brian Thompson last December. In addition to state-level charges, he faces a Manhattan federal court case.

Thompson’s brutal slaying on the streets of New York city triggered an intense manhunt for the killer, but also sparked an outpouring of anger at the practices of the US for-profit healthcare industry. Since his arrest Mangione has attracted some enthusiastic supporters, both online and at his court appearances.

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[–] 88 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Thompson’s brutal slaying on the streets of New York city

Gtfo

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  • [–] 44 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, it was as brutal as any other shooting. Do cops shooting kids ever get described as "brutal"?

    It's not like he was beaten to death with a tire iron, or denied treatment and left to a slow and agonizing death that also leaves your family in ruins.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Meanwhile our president bragged on the campaign trail that he could stand in the middle of a NYC street and shoot someone and not lose any voters. We have federal agents brutally slaying innocent people on streets across the country while being treated like heroes.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago*

    "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody"

    Didn't Thompson get shot like a block away from 5th Ave?

    Why are they bothering this Luigi guy?! There's the asshole they need to be investigating!

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