India, Aug. 14 -- The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomson reached a decisive turn on Friday as the suspect, Luigi Mangione, pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting. Mangione spoke at the Manhattan court, admitting that he "shot Brian Thompson and he died."

Mangione pleaded guilty to the federal stalking charges after a judge dismissed the death-eligible firearms charges against him in January this year. With his plea, his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo argued for the dismissal of the murder charges citing New York's double jeopardy law.

Luigi Mangione's sentencing is now set for a separate hearing on December 18, 2026.

"I knew what I was doing was illegal," Mangione told the judge. His attorney also backed up the claim as she an...