NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. Bondi made the announcement on Tuesday. Mangione, 26, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing. The federal charges include a charge of murder through use of a firearm, which carries the possibility of the death penalty. A message seeking comment on Bondi’s announcement was left for a spokesperson for Mangione’s lawyers.
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