Attorneys for Jordan Neely family, Daniel Penny speak out on New York City subway killing.
by Daniel Penny during an altercation on a New York City subway on May 1, has responded to Penny’s statement on the death.Attorneys for Penny offered “condolences to those close to Mr. Neely" and claimed “Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel,” and that the Marine veteran and others “acted to protect themselves.”
Jordan Neely is pictured before going to see the Michael Jackson movie, 'This is It' outside the Regal Cinemas on 8th Ave. and 42nd St. in Times Square, New York, in 2009.Penny, 24, was questioned by detectives and released, according to police. He told police he was not trying to kill Neely. "The truth is, he knew nothing about Jordan's history when he intentionally wrapped his arms around Jordan‘s neck, and squeezed and kept squeezing," said the Neely family attorneys.
The mayor, who has been outspoken about addressing crime in the city, called Neely's death "tragic," but refrained from commenting further as "there's a lot we don't know about what happened here."
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