Luigi Mangione, who is being tried for the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson, could be sentenced to death for the crime of committing murder.

According to CNN, while Mangione’s trial for killing Thompson in 2024 continues in federal and state courts, a new indictment has been prepared against him. Previously tried for murder charges as an act of terrorism, the new indictment accuses Mangione of committing murder using a firearm. If Mangione is convicted of “committing murder using a firearm,” it is stated that the federal court may sentence him to the death penalty. On April 1, US Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in Mangione’s case.

ATTACK ON HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY CEO In the US, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson was killed in an armed attack as he entered a hotel in New York Manhattan for a conference on December 4, 2024. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tish reported that the suspect, Maryland-born 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who was apprehended while having dinner at a restaurant following a tip to the police, was found to be in possession of a firearm silencer and fake identities. New York Police Department Chief Detective Joseph Kenny also shared that Mangione had a 3D printed “ghost gun,” a silencer, and a 3-page document addressed to the health insurance company in his possession.