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Prosecutors Say Mangione Is Inspiring Violence, Cite NFL Headquarters Shooting in New Filing

A new federal filing casts Mangione as a propagandist for violence to justify pursuing the death penalty.

Luigi Mangione attends a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
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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)

Overview

  • The Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court opposes a defense request for more detail on evidence the government plans to use to seek capital punishment.
  • Prosecutors contend Mangione sought to normalize political violence and remains dangerous because he is trying to influence others.
  • As an example of alleged contagion, the filing references the July 28 attack at the building housing NFL headquarters, where Shane Tamura killed four people and left a note about CTE.
  • The government says Mangione has cultivated followers from jail via a website that features supportive letters, while a legal defense fund has drawn more than $1 million from over 28,000 donors.
  • Mangione has pleaded not guilty and is held without bail in a Brooklyn federal jail, with no federal trial date set, and his New York state case is next due in court on September 16.