Luigi Mangione appeared taken aback by the sizable crowd awaiting him outside a Pennsylvania courtroom following his arraignment for the alleged December 2024 murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, as reported by a local police officer.

On Tuesday, Mangione made his way back to Manhattan Criminal Court for the sixth day of hearings to evaluate whether certain pieces of evidence should be dismissed from his upcoming trial. During the session, Altoona Police Officer Stephen Fox noted that Mangione seemed surprised by the public turnout at his arraignment in December 2024.

“All these people here for a mass murder, why?” Mangione reportedly remarked while exiting the courtroom, according to Officer Fox.

Luigi Mangione was seen at Manhattan Supreme Court during a hearing related to the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on December 9, 2025. (Curtis Means/Poll via Reuters)

Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2024. A staff member at the restaurant is said to have identified Mangione and informed a colleague, who subsequently notified the police. Mangione faces a series of state and federal charges concerning the alleged murder.