The American judge dismissed two criminal charges against the suspect in the shooting of a United Healthcare Group executive.

On September 16, local time, the suspect Luigi Mangione appeared in court in New York State for allegedly shooting Brian Thompson, a senior executive of the UnitedHealth Group. The judge that day dismissed two criminal charges against Luigi Mangione in New York State, but the second-degree murder charge remains. On the morning of December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Insurance Company under the UnitedHealth Group, was shot and killed outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York.