Fans of Luigi Mangione have filed into court for the hearing of the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December last year. On Tuesday (16 September), Mangione was led into the lower Manhattan courtroom handcuffed and with shackles on his feet, after female admirers wearing shirts that said “Free Luigi” had been allowed in to witness proceedings. During the hearing, a New York judge dismissed two state terrorism charges against Mangione, saying there was “insufficient” evidence behind them. He still faces an additional second-degree murder charge, as well as a federal murder charge for which he could get the death penalty.

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

Fans of Luigi Mangione have filed into court for the hearing of the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December last year. On Tuesday (16…

The 27-year-old could still face life in prison – and the death penalty under federal charges – if convicted of the murder of Brian Thompson.

Magione appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing. Prosecutors have yet to set a trial date in any of the cases against the 27-year-old alleged shooter.

The 27-year-old still faces charge of murder over killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson

At Tuesday's hearing, the judge ruled that the grand jury lacked sufficient evidence for first-degree murder and terrorism charges against the 27-year-old. The remaining counts,…