Federal prosecutors officially file intent to seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione

Federal prosecutors have declared intent to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, according to a court document filed on Thursday evening.

The filing was obtained by Courthouse News Service on Thursday. It comes a week after Mangione was indicted on federal charges.

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“Luigi Nicholas Mangione intentionally and specifically engaged in an act of violence, knowing that the act created a grave risk of death to a person,” the document read. 

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