Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, is escorted by police officers at Manhattan Supreme Court on the day he appears on New York State murder and terrorism charges, in New York City, U.S., September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state judge on Tuesday dismissed two criminal counts against Luigi Mangione over the December 2024 killing of a health insurance executive, though he remains charged with murder in the second degree.

(Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )