Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, at a court hearing in New York, February 21, 2025. STEVEN HIRSCH / AP
A New York court on Wednesday, April 1, postponed by three months the first trial of Luigi Mangione, 27, accused of gunning down a health insurance CEO in Manhattan, amid a spat between lawyers over tight scheduling. The state trial had been set for June 8, but following an order by Judge Gregory Carro, it will now begin on September 8 for a jury to decide if Mangione is guilty of murder.
Earlier Wednesday, another US judge pushed back Mangione's federal trial by a month to October after the defense argued there was not enough time to prepare for that case. It is possible, however, that the federal case will be further postponed in light of the new state trial date. Defendants in the United States can be tried at both the state and federal level for the same crime, although the charges tend to differ, as they do for Mangione.
The December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, captured on surveillance video, shocked the US and highlighted deep public anger with the country's private health-care system.
