Luigi Mangione won’t face the death penalty for allegedly executing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Friday — dealing a blow to the Justice Department.
The 27-year-old accused killer will still face the possibility of life in prison without parole if convicted of fatally shooting Thompson in a December 2024 targeted hit on a Midtown sidewalk.
But Judge Margaret Garnett threw out the charges against Mangione that could have led to a rare death penalty trial in New York.
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