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Prosecutors Link Mangione to Broader Violence in New Filing, Citing NFL Headquarters Attack

Prosecutors say the argument underpins their bid to seek a federal death sentence.

FILE - Flower wreaths with the words "Rest In Peace" stand at a vigil for the four people killed in the previous day's shooting at 345 Park Avenue, including NYPD officer Didarul Islam, in Bryant Park, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
FILE - Members of the New York police crime scene unit photograph bullets lying on the sidewalk as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
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Overview

  • Federal prosecutors told a Manhattan judge that Luigi Mangione seeks to influence others toward violence, pointing to last month’s mass shooting at the NFL’s Park Avenue headquarters as an example.
  • In the Wednesday filing, the government argued Mangione poses a continuing danger and urged the court to deny a defense motion seeking additional disclosures on the evidence supporting capital aggravators.
  • Prosecutors said Mangione has cultivated followers by launching a website, directly addressing supporters, and cataloging letters he has received in jail.
  • The filing notes parallels between Mangione’s alleged anti‑insurance writings and a note recovered from NFL gunman Shane Tamura blaming the league for CTE, adding that some Mangione sympathizers praised the attack.
  • Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, remains held without bail in Brooklyn, and has no federal trial date as the DOJ—at AG Pam Bondi’s direction—pursues the death penalty.