O’Shea Sibley: Teen arrested, charged with murder as hate crime in death of gay Black man

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The teenager suspected of fatally stabbing a 28-year-old gay Black man was arrested and has been charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon, authorities said.

O'Shea Sibley, 28, was fatally stabbed on Saturday July 29, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York after he and a group of friends were confronted for voguing and dancing at a gas station. (Source: Screenshot - CBS News/YouTube) — O’Shea Sibley, 28, was fatally stabbed on Saturday July 29, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York after he and a group of friends were confronted for voguing and dancing at a gas station. (Source: Screenshot – CBS News/YouTube)

Sibley was stabbed to death after he and friends were voguing and dancing at a gas station in Brooklyn on July 29. Several people made reportedly made homophobic comments, which led to a confrontation.

According to the New York Police Department, the teen suspect, was arrested on Friday.

The suspect’s name was not released, but police said he attended a high school near the gas station where Sibley was stabbed.

More about the arrest and altercation can be found here.
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