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Prosecutors Link Mangione to Copycat Violence in Bid to Justify Death Penalty

A new federal filing highlights online outreach to acolytes as evidence of continuing danger.

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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 filed a late‑Wednesday brief in Manhattan arguing Luigi Mangione seeks to normalize political violence and remains a public threat.
  • In a footnote, they pointed to the July 28 mass shooting at the NFL’s Manhattan headquarters by Shane Tamura and noted that some Mangione sympathizers praised the attack.
  • Prosecutors said Mangione set up a website to address followers and has cataloged supportive letters he received while in federal custody in Brooklyn.
  • The filing responds to a defense request for more details on capital aggravators, as the government pursues the death penalty authorized in April by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges tied to the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with evidence cited including a notebook and marked bullets.