<p>Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, was indicted for murder on Tuesday, New York prosecutors said.</p><p>Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism.</p><p>The indictment accused Mangione of murdering Thompson with the intent to "influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion."</p><p>"This type of premeditated, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement announcing the indictment.</p>.Who is Luigi Mangione, man arrested over killing of US health insurance CEO?.<p>Mangione's defense lawyer in New York, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>Ivy League-educated Mangione was charged with murder on Dec. 9 for the killing of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel before a company conference, following a five-day manhunt.</p><p>Mangione suffered from chronic back pain that affected his daily life, according to friends and social media posts, though it is unclear whether his personal health played a role in the shooting.</p><p>Mangione is currently being held on gun charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week. Bragg's office is seeking his extradition to New York.</p>
<p>Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, was indicted for murder on Tuesday, New York prosecutors said.</p><p>Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism.</p><p>The indictment accused Mangione of murdering Thompson with the intent to "influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion."</p><p>"This type of premeditated, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement announcing the indictment.</p>.Who is Luigi Mangione, man arrested over killing of US health insurance CEO?.<p>Mangione's defense lawyer in New York, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>Ivy League-educated Mangione was charged with murder on Dec. 9 for the killing of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel before a company conference, following a five-day manhunt.</p><p>Mangione suffered from chronic back pain that affected his daily life, according to friends and social media posts, though it is unclear whether his personal health played a role in the shooting.</p><p>Mangione is currently being held on gun charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week. Bragg's office is seeking his extradition to New York.</p>