Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of shooting and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, may agree to be transferred to New York to face murder and other charges as soon as Tuesday, according to city officials.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Friday that officials are waiting on proceedings that will determine whether Mangione will remain in Pennsylvania — where he was arrested earlier this week — or be sent to New York.
“We’re going to continue to move forward, but I will continue to say he should be prosecuted here in New York City,” Adams said at a press conference in Midtown.
The shooting took place in Midtown earlier this month, outside a Hilton hotel on Sixth Avenue, setting off a national manhunt. Law enforcement found Mangione several days later when he was spotted by a McDonald’s employee in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles west of New York City. Mangione faces unlicensed gun possession and forgery charges in Pennsylvania. Manhattan prosecutors charged Mangione with three counts of illegal gun possession and one count of possession of a forged instrument.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said law enforcement officials in New York and Pennsylvania have been working together since Mangione’s arrest. Bragg said the city is prepared to pursue the case regardless of what Mangione decides. Initially, reports indicated Mangione would fight extradition to New York City, but Bragg said he may now come willingly.
“Indications are that the defendant may waive, but that waiver is not complete until a court proceeding, which from my understanding from court officials in Pennsylvania, can not happen until Tuesday,” Bragg said.
If Mangione does fight extradition, Pennsylvania would have 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant to extradite him. A judge there has denied him bail.
Mangione’s lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Gothamist.
This is a developing story and may be updated.