UnitedHealthcare’s CEO murder: Luigi Mangione will return to New York to face murder charges

Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with shooting to death the CEO of UnitedHealthcare on a Manhattan street, will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited during a court appearance in Pennsylvania on Thursday.

Luigi Mangione gave up his right to an extradition hearing and was handed over to at least a dozen New York Police Department officers, who quickly escorted him to a waiting SUV.

Mangione stepped quietly into the SUV, contrasting his last court appearance when he struggled with deputies and shouted at reporters. He then boarded a small plane used by the NYPD and was bound for the New York area.

The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate is accused of shooting Brian Thompson on December 4 outside a Manhattan hotel. Thompson was walking to attend the company’s investor conference.

Authorities have said Mangione was carrying the gun used to kill Thompson, a passport, fake IDs and about $10,000 when he was arrested while eating breakfast on December 9 at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.