Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during Tuesday's media briefing that the unsealing of the indictment helps move the case closer to securing justice for Thompson and his family.
Tisch lambasted some of the reaction the fatal shooting has garnered, with Mangione praised by some as a hero instead of a killer.
“This was a senseless act of violence. It was a cold and calculated crime that stole a life and put New Yorkers at risk," she said. "We don’t celebrate murders, and we don’t lionize the killing of anyone."
Tisch added that any attempt to rationalize the slaying is "vile, reckless and offensive" to the principles of justice.
The charges began to pile up for Mangione after his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9 after he was recognized following a massive manhunt.
He has been arraigned and is being held in Pennsylvania on felony charges of forgery and carrying a firearm without a license, as well as misdemeanor allegations related to the alleged use of fraudulent identification, and was fighting extradition.
Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.
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