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A Brooklyn teen has been arrested and charged as an grownup within the homicide of dancer O’Shae Sibley, and it has been deemed a hate crime.

On Saturday (Aug. 5), it was introduced at a press convention held by the New York Police Division that that they had detained the person suspected within the deadly stabbing of O’Shae Sibley. NYPD Assistant Chief Joseph Kenny stated that the suspect, who’s 17, is being charged as an grownup with second-degree homicide and legal possession of a weapon. 

Kenny stated that the suspect lives and goes to highschool in Brooklyn and defined the reasoning behind the costs. Surveillance footage on the Coney Island Avenue gasoline station on July 29 confirmed Sibley dancing and vogueing as his associates have been refueling their automotive earlier than being confronted by one other group of males within the car parking zone. “They started to make use of derogatory names and homophobic slurs towards them,” he stated of the occasions main as much as the altercation. One particular person approached Sibley, stabbing him in his rib cage earlier than fleeing in an SUV. “In addition they made anti-Black statements,” Kenny stated. 

“Dad and mom misplaced a baby, a baby to one thing clearly that was a hate crime,” stated Mayor Eric Adams at a press convention, which was held exterior of the gasoline station within the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. “It wasn’t as if somebody turned themselves in out of the goodness of their coronary heart,” he continued, crediting regulation enforcement and group involvement for the arrest. “It was out of the right investigation and coordination that led to no different factor to do however to show themselves in.”

The loss of life of Sibley comes as assaults towards these from the LGBTQ+ group have elevated quickly, sparking outrage from that group in addition to protests and rallies. “He was doing nothing greater than voguing and dancing,” stated NYC Middle for Black Pleasure chief Lee Soulja Simmons on Saturday. “He didn’t need to die in that manner.” Simmons additionally stated that Black queer folks have been emotionally battling Sibley’s killing. Representatives from Muslim group organizations have been additionally current on the press convention to lend their help, because the suspect reportedly stated on the outset of the incident: “I’m Muslim. I don’t need this right here.”

Beneath the regulation in New York State, the suspect faces a compulsory sentence of 20 years to life if he’s to be tried as an grownup. The Brooklyn District Lawyer may change the costs as soon as they take over.