In an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York, Mangione is charged with stalking and murdering Thompson using interstate travel, electronic communications, and a firearm on Dec. 4, 2024, the date of Thompson’s murder.
The first count charges Mangione with stalking through travel in interstate commerce.
A grand jury found that enough evidence was available to allege that Mangione “traveled across state lines via an interstate bus line for the purpose of stalking and killing Brian Thompson, and while in New York, [Mangione] stalked and then shot and killed Thompson in the vicinity of West 54th Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.”
The second count alleges stalking through the use of interstate facilities.
The third count alleges murder through the use of a firearm.
Special findings related to this charge in the indictment noted that Mangione, 26, was an adult when the offense occurred.
It alleges that Mangione “intentionally and specifically engaged in an act of violence, knowing that the act created a grave risk of death ... such that participation in the act constituted a reckless disregard for human life, and Brian Thompson died as a direct result of the act.”
The fourth count is related to Mangione’s use of a firearm in furtherance of the crime.
The severity of the offense is escalated due to allegations that the firearm in question was equipped with a silencer to reduce the sound of a gunshot.
“Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson—an innocent man and father of two young children—was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,“ Bondi said on April 1. ”After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”
At the time of his death, Thompson was visiting New York City for a publicly announced conference with shareholders.
