Luigi Mangione admits to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO, pleads guilty in federal case

Colo. (KRDO) -- Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to two federal stalking counts connected to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to ABC News.

ABC News reports that Mangione addressed the court, saying, "After years of enduring severe pain from a broken back ... I learned UnitedHealth would be holding an investor conference in New York City."

"I then researched the event online. I observed the annual conference of America's largest healthcare organization with the stated mission to make the healthcare system better for everyone," he said.

"I traveled to New York and emailed UnitedHealthcare with the intent to kill Brian Thompson ... I shot Mr. Thompson in the back," he said, adding, "I knew what I was doing was illegal."

Back in December of 2024, Mangione was accused of shooting Thompson in Manhattan, later being arrested in Pennsylvania.

ABC News confirms that last September a judge dismissed Mangione's first-degree murder and terrorism charges. In the state case, Mangione is still charged with murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second, third, and fourth degrees.

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