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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect indicted. Luigi Mangione sought to “sow terror” by shooting UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, a New York prosecutor said Dec. 17 while announcing Mr. Mangione had been indicted for murder. A grand jury indicted Mangione on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told reporters. Mr. Mangione would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted on all counts.

After CEO killing, police used high-tech tools. But a civilian cinched the dragnet.

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