A judge ruled Friday that Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will not face the death penalty. The 27-year-old faces life in prison if convicted. https://cbsn.ws/4taYNYt | CBS Evening News

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60K views · 474 reactions | Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare's CEO Brian Thompson, has gathered a fanbase. CNN spoke with the people gathered outside his most recent court appearance in Manhattan. Federal prosecutors have filed notice that they'll be seeking the death penalty in his case. | CNN | Facebook

Luigi Mangione ’s federal murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will begin with jury selection Sept. 8, a judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said the rest of the trial schedule, including opening statements and testimony, is contingent on whether she allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty. It’s one of several issues the judge is weighing. If the death penalty is still in play, the next phase of the trial will begin Jan. 11, 2027, Garnett sa

New York prosecutors asked Wednesday that the state trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused in the ambush killing of a health care CEO in 2024, start on July 1 — before the federal trial that is scheduled for later this year. Mangione, 27, is charged with murder and other counts in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk on Dec. 4, 2024. He is also charged federally, and jury selection in that case has been tentatively set for Sept. 8. | Today Show