Killing of Gay Dancer Charged a New York City High School Student With Hate Crime

A 17-year-old high school student has been charged with hate-motivated murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a professional dancer last weekend at a New York City gas station.

A 17-year-old high school student has been arrested on a hate-motivated murder charge in connection with the deadly stabbing of a professional dancer at a New York City gas station last weekend. (Photo: Inquirer.net)

Charged with hate-motivated murder

On Friday, a report from US News said that police detained the adolescent in connection with the death of gay 28-year-old. Authorities did not divulge the defendant’s identity.

During a news conference outside the Brooklyn petrol station where Sibley was killed on July 29, Mayor Eric Adams, a veteran police captain, noted that parents had lost a kid, a child, to what was plainly a hate crime.

The stabbing occurred after a fight between the two groups at one of the gas pumps, where Sibley was dancing with his buddies to a Beyoncé song. Before the altercation turned violent, authorities said Sibley’s group was ridiculed by the other group.

For a few minutes, security camera footage showed the two groups arguing. Both sides had moved away until Sibley and a friend returned quickly and approached one of the young guys who had remained behind recording on his phone.

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Sibley was stabbed once in the left rib cage

Sibley could be seen in the footage following the boy and then lunging towards him before the two vanished from view. He walks backward into view, checks his side, and then collapses on the sidewalk.

According to Assistant Police Chief Joe Kenny, he was stabbed once in the left rib cage.

According to authorities, the original interaction lasted about four minutes when Sibley and four other guys stopped to gas on their way back to New York City from New Jersey.

According to authorities, the suspect arranged for his surrender through his counsel.

The executive director of the NYC Center for Black Pride, Lee Soulja Simmons, also addressed at the press conference. He stated that we struggle with folks in our community who are continually discriminated against – not just because you are Black, but also because you represent LGBT populations. Reports from Inquirer.net. 

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