Overview

• Luigi M., accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on December 4, 2024, has been federally indicted on multiple charges.
• The charges include murder, stalking, and weapons offenses, with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking the death penalty in an unusual federal escalation.
• Thompson was shot near Times Square and succumbed to his injuries shortly after, an attack captured on surveillance footage that sparked a nationwide manhunt.
• Luigi M. was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being recognized in a fast-food restaurant.
• The case has drawn public attention for its intersection of corporate accountability, healthcare frustrations, and the rare pursuit of capital punishment at the federal level.