Luigi Mangione, 27, will not face the death penalty for allegedly fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal court ruled Friday, delivering a blow to federal prosecutors bid to see him executed.
According to the Court order, the court dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione: murder through use of a firearm, which carries a potential death sentence, and a related firearms offense. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8.
Mangione still faces two federal stalking counts, which carry a maximum prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole. He has pleaded not guilty.
Mangione faces nine counts in a separate case brought by New York state prosecutors, including second-degree murder and various weapons charges. The state charges also carry the possibility of life in prison. He has pleaded not guilty in that case, too.
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