NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in court Tuesday for the second day of a hearing to determine what evidence may be presented to jurors at his murder trial.
Mangione walked into court wearing a dark suit and light shirt before a court officer unshackled his wrists so that he could take notes on a legal pad.
New York state prosecutors continued calling witnesses who could speak to Mangione’s arrest, which came five days after Thompson was shot dead on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk at dawn in December 2024. The 50-year-old CEO had been in town for the company’s annual convention.
On Monday, the court was shown surveillance video from the Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s where Mangione was arrested while using his laptop. In a 911 call, also played in court, an employee of the McDonald’s was heard explaining to the operator that an older female customer thought Mangione resembled photographs of the New York shooting suspect, even though only his eyes and bushy eyebrows were visible outside of the medical mask and hat he was wearing. The operator told the employee to keep an eye on Mangione until police could arrive.
At issue in this week’s hearing is how the Altoona Police Department handled Mangione’s arrest.
