Luigi Mangione, 28, is scheduled to appear in Manhattan state court today for a pretrial hearing in the case concerning the December 2024 shooting death of Brian Thompson, the chief of UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit. Mangione faces state charges of murder, weapons offenses and forgery related to the killing outside a Midtown hotel.
According to court records, Mangione entered a not guilty plea in December 2024 to the charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The trial has been set for September and will be heard by Justice Gregory Carro in Manhattan.
Officials have not disclosed the subject or scope of today’s hearing. The proceeding follows a sealed, virtual session held roughly two weeks ago that included prosecutors and defense attorneys. No additional public details about the sealed meeting have been released.
Brian Thompson led UnitedHealth Group’s insurance operations prior to being shot in the early morning outside a hotel where he had been attending an investor conference. The attack occurred on a Midtown sidewalk and prompted condemnation from public officials.
Beyond the scheduling and procedural points noted by prosecutors and defense counsel, the public record provided in filings and announcements has been limited. The case remains set for trial in September before Justice Carro, while pretrial activity continues under seal in some respects.
This proceeding will determine next procedural steps in the prosecution of Mangione on the charges filed by the Manhattan district attorney’s office. For now, court officials and the parties have offered no further public explanation of today's hearing or the contents of the recent sealed virtual meeting.
Contextual summary
- Defendant is due in state court today for a hearing ahead of a September trial.
- Mangione pleaded not guilty in December 2024 to murder, weapons and forgery charges filed by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
- The victim, Brian Thompson, led UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit and was shot outside a hotel where he attended an investor conference; the killing drew condemnation from public officials.