Luigi Mangione has been officially charged with murder in the death of Brian Thompson

Luigi Mangione Officially charged with the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson … TMZ has confirmed.

According to court records obtained by TMZ … Mangione was charged late Monday with allegedly shooting a healthcare CEO in midtown Manhattan last week.

Mangione now faces multiple charges in New York, including murder, 2 counts of possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a firearm.

The charges come hours after Mangione appeared in a Pennsylvania court on weapons and forgery charges. Mind you, the police say he had a fake NJ driver’s license, and a handgun when they arrested him at an Altoona, PA McDonald’s.

Mangione’s cousin, a Maryland Republican delegate Nino Mangionewho represents parts of Baltimore County, released a statement less than an hour before the NY charges dropped. He said the family “cannot comment on news reports” about Luigi and said … “They only know what we have read in the media.”

Nino added, “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to Brian Thompson’s family and we ask the public to pray for all involved. Devastated by the news.”