“They murdered him, because he was gay, because he stood up for his friends,” a friend who witnessed the incident says in a Facebook Live video.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A 28-year-old professional dancer was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station Saturday night in an incident that police are investigating as a homophobic hate crime.
Surveillance video from outside the store captured a heated verbal exchange between the two groups. Sibley, tall in pink swim trunks, stands by his buddies as they argue with the other men. One of those friends was Otis Pena, who posted a Facebook Live video on his profile page Sunday, the day after the incident.
“They murdered him, because he was gay, because he stood up for his friends,” Pena said, anguished. “I’m trying to put pressure on the wound, and there’s blood squirting everywhere. Happy birthday to me, right?”Family and friends are remembering O'Shae Sibley as a talented dancer who used his gifts for LGBTQ+ activism.
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