The judge overseeing the case against Mr. Mangione said the evidence underpinning two of the most serious counts, one of which charged him with first-degree murder, was “legally insufficient.”

Judge Gregory Carro also ruled a second-degree murder charge against Mangione could stand during a hearing on Tuesday.

A New York judge dismissed two of 11 charges against Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in a Manhattan court Tuesday.

Mangione is still facing second-degree murder charges in New York