On December 24, Glonghui reported that Luigi Mangione, the defendant in the UnitedHealth CEO shooting case, appeared in court and denied all charges. According to the indictment, the 26-year-old defendant Mangione faces 11 charges in New York State, including murder related to terrorist activities and weapons-related offenses. Reports indicate that if convicted, he could face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The incident occurred on the 4th of this month, when Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's subsidiary UnitedHealth Insurance Company, was shot dead by a masked gunman who had ambushed outside a hotel in Manhattan, New York City. The assailant fled the scene afterward. Mangione was arrested on the 9th of this month while dining at a fast food restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania.