Arrest Made In Murder Of Gay New York City Dancer

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports:

The suspect in the deadly gas station stabbing of O’Shae Sibley is in police custody after turning himself in at a Brooklyn station house, a senior law enforcement official said. The suspect’s name has not yet been released by police.

New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov said on Twitter that the man turned himself in on Friday and was in custody. A senior law enforcement official confirmed that the individual was in custody.

The news comes ahead of a planned memorial for Sibley, who was killed after a confrontation. As he and the group he was with were filling up their car with gas, according to a friend, another group of young men seemingly took offense to something.

Read the full article.

My first reports on the murder are here and here.

#BREAKING The suspect in the deadly gas station stabbing of O’Shae Sibley is in police custody after turning himself in at a Brooklyn stationhouse, a senior law enforcement official saidhttps://t.co/JVNT0tRSwF

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) August 4, 2023

RIP Sibley “Sage” O’Shae

“Vogue is not only liberating but it’s also an act of resistance. In the name of our beloved Brother O’Shae…… Come and VOGUE down at the Memorial Ball as your form of resistance” #JusticeForOShae pic.twitter.com/U6TTHLKXrT

— Vogues’ Best (@VoguesBest) August 4, 2023

Beyonce has paid tribute after a man who was dancing to her songs was stabbed to death in New Yorkhttps://t.co/mIRAenWjU9

— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 4, 2023

A “Justice for O’Shae Sibley” memorial is planned Friday at the Mobil station, and a vigil is planned on Saturday at Manhattan’s LGBTQ Community Center.https://t.co/SwQJ3AtDhA

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) August 3, 2023

O’Shae Sibley, a gay man, was dancing while filling up a car at a Brooklyn gas station when men attacked him with slurs and told him to stop. A man stabbed him, and Sibley was pronounced dead at a hospital. A hate crimes task force is investigating. https://t.co/YYxkIH1FTt

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 31, 2023

Beyoncé’s Renaissance is a celebration of queer Black joy by the biggest pop star in the world. O’Shae Sibley was living without restraints and should still be alive to celebrate all that made him great and inspired others to live their truth. https://t.co/0dIyNbxZMU

— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2023

A Black gay man was killed over an “altercation” because a straight man wanted him to stop voguing.

He was killed.

Over him voguing.

Black queer joy is under attack, not masculinity.

Be clear.

Rest in Peace, O’Shae Sibley.

— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 1, 2023

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