Transcript of Luigi Mangione faces first-degree murder charge over death of healthcare CEO | BBC News

Gonna take you straight to New York because a grand jury has indicted the 26 year old Ivy League graduate Luigi Mangione, who you will remember, is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He's accused of 1st degree murder and furtherance of terrorism, second degree murder, 1 candidate Good afternoon. Of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism. This is Alvin Bragg. He's the Manhattan district attorney.

Let's listen here.

Joined by police commissioner Jessica Tisch. First and foremost, I wanna extend my deepest condolences to mister Thompson's loved ones and colleagues. His family deserves our respect as they continue to grieve our work. We'll never be able to undo the fact that a life was lost. We are here to announce that Luigi Mangione, the defendant, is charged with 1 count of murder in the first degree and 2 counts of murder in the second degree, including 1 count of murder in the second degree as an act of terrorism for the brazen, targeted, and premeditated shooting of Brian Thompson, who, as you know, was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.

This case was made possible by the collaborative efforts of the phenomenal public servants, you see before you today and so many others who are not here. I'm honored to lead the Manhattan district attorney's office and privileged to serve alongside assistant church district attorneys Joel Seidman, Kristen Bailey, and Zachary Kaplan, who were working from the outset hand in hand, with the greatest police department, in the world. Chief of our trial division, Lisa Delpizo, and the deputy chief, Chris Prevost, provided SAGE oversight and direction, and I wanna acknowledge our high technology analyst analysis unit. There was a lot to be processed here, Steve Moran, in particular, who heads that, and Marco Popic. We are privileged here at the DA's office to work every day, with the phenomenal public servants at the NYPD.

It's been a distinct pleasure to work besides commissioner Tisch, an exemplary partner, and chief of detectives Joseph Kinney almost every day.

So there

you go.

The Manhattan district attorney paying his tribute to the people he works with and the investigators in this case. Just to confirm, Luigi Mangione accused of 1st degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and second degree murder. 1 count of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism. And, of course, he is also charged with the criminal possession of a weapon. So that process in New York now underway.