Luigi Mangione’s Most Serious Murder Charge Dismissed by Judge

A New York state judge dismissed first-degree murder charges against Luigi Mangione but allowed a lesser murder count to go to trial, ruling that prosecutors failed to show that he committed the crime as an act of terrorism.

Judge Gregory Carro ruled at a brief hearing Tuesday that prosecutors could still pursue a second-degree murder charge and eight other counts against Mangione, who is accused of gunning down health-care executive Brian Thompson. The decision means that he won’t face the prospect of mandatory life in prison without parole.