Federal prosecutors have formally filed to get the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, which would be the first such execution in the city in 70 years.
The long-teased request was formally filed late Thursday, hours before the 26-year-old suspect is due in Manhattan federal court Friday afternoon accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The feds argued that Mangione should face the death penalty because he “intentionally” killed Thompson just because of his position as a leading CEO in the health industry.
“Mangione elected to murder Thompson under these circumstances to amplify an ideological message, maximize the visibility and impact of the victim’s murder, and to provoke broad-based resistance to the victim’s industry,” prosecutors said…