‘I shot Mr Thompson’: Luigi Mangione’s stunning confession in slaying of US health exec

NEW YORK - Luigi Mangione spoke slowly and deliberately as he admitted to shooting US health care executive Brian Thompson, in a stunning confession befitting a crime that has gripped the United States.“I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” Mangione, wearing a yellow prison jumpsuit, told a packed New York courtroom on Aug 14.“I knew what I was doing was illegal.”The 28-year-old, who has gained cult-like support from people angry over America’s for-profit health system, had long denied his role in the 2024 killing.But on Aug 14, as he pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges, he delivered an unflinching account to a court that included Thompson’s family members.“After years of enduring severe pain from a broken back and navigating the obstacles of the health insurance system, I l