Luigi Mangione admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and entered a guilty plea on federal stalking charges. In his own words, he stated: I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan. I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal. This update comes from the New York Times coverage of the plea deal. http://nytimes.com/live/2026/08/14/nyregion/luigi-mangione-plea-deal