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Man pleads guilty to federal charges in fatal Midtown Manhattan shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO

CNN reported that the guilty plea was entered in court on Friday in the killing of Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, 2024.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 15, 2026, 7:57 a.m. ETWritten Aug 16, 2026, 9:53 a.m. ET
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A man pleaded guilty on Friday to the federal charges against him in the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, according to CNN. The available account gives the day of the plea as Friday and no calendar date. The shooting happened on the morning of December 4, 2024, outside a hotel in Midtown , New York, that was hosting UnitedHealthcare's annual investor conference. At the federal hearing, said in court that he shot Mr. Thompson in and that Mr. Thompson died. No further account of the killing has been supplied by officials. CNN reported that police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Mangione at a McDonald's five days after the killing, ending an interstate search. Altoona police, who according to the article made the arrest, identified him. . The agencies involved are the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Police Department and the District Attorney's Office. Mangione is . This is a developing story. Officials have not released further detail beyond what is set out above.

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