The scenes at the Manhattan courthouse illustrated the sharp divides searing American society: Inside, a shackled Luigi Mangione sat solemnly facing state murder charges over the shooting of a health-insurance executive, who left behind a wife and two children.
Outside, dozens of Mangione fans were cheering him. They waved Italian flags and sported T-shirts saying “Free Luigi” and “Cougars for Luigi.”
WATCH: A New York state judge dismissed the most serious charges against Luigi Mangione but allowed some murder counts to stand, ruling that the evidence was insufficient to charge him with an act of terrorism. Myles Miller reports on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” Source: Bloomberg
Mangione, accused of
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