New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of a UnitedHealthcare CEO, has retained former Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo to lead his legal defense amid murder charges in New York.

The suspect is now facing federal murder charges in connection with the crime.

Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania earlier this week following a five-day manhunt. His arrest came in connection with the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4.

The murder of Thompson has sent shockwaves through New York, and authorities continue to gather evidence as the case progresses.

Veteran trial attorney Thomas Dickey has been representing the shooting suspect in Pennsylvania since taking on the case....