NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Luigi Mangione is due to appear on Tuesday in New York state court, where a judge may rule on the 27-year-old’s bid to dismiss one of the two indictments he faces over the December 2024 killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson.
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Mangione’s 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) appearance before Justice Gregory Carro in Manhattan comes as last week’s killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has fueled fears of a spike in political violence in the U.S.
Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Kirk’s killing is expected to be formally charged with state crimes in Utah later on Tuesday. Elected officials from both the Republican and Democratic parties have condemned the killing.
While the killing of Thompson was also widely condemned by public officials across the political spectrum, Mangione has become a folk hero to some Americans who decry steep healthcare costs.
In May, Mangione’s defense lawyers asked Carro to dismiss the state case, arguing that facing parallel prosecutions violated his constitutional right against being prosecuted twice for the same conduct.
Luigi Mangione due in court over killing of US health insurance executive
