Luigi Mangione admitted to fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in New York City in 2024 as he pleaded guilty to stalking charges in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday.“I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,” Mangione, 28, told the federal judge. “I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death of bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal.”Mangione also described the events that he said led to the fatal shooting of Thompson outside a Hilton hotel on the morning of December 4, 2024.In a statement, the University of Pennsylvania graduate said he had struggled for years of back pain and dealing with the insurance system. He said he later learned that UnitedHealthcare was scheduled to hold an investor conference in New York City on Dec. 4.Mangione said he traveled to New York, posed as an investor and contacted company executives to gather information about the conference, telling the court he quickly received an answer. “I emailed UnitedHealthcare with the intent to shoot Brian Thompson,” Mangione said.On Friday, Luigi Mangione admitted to fatally shooting a health care CEO in New York City in 2024, while he pleaded guilty to stalking charges in federal court (DAVID DEE DELGADO)He said he killed Thompson, 50, with a 3-D printed gun.Following a massive multi-day manhunt, Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9. Prosecutors said he was carrying a manifesto about the health care industry at the time. The case quickly drew national attention. Polling showed that a notable share of younger Americans viewed the killing as acceptable, reflecting broader anger at the insurance industry. Others condemned what they saw as the celebration of the death of Thompson, a husband and father of two.This is a breaking story...