A man who had been shouting at people aboard an NYC subway died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold, police said.
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Video of the altercation posted online by a freelance journalist showed the man lying beneath Neely, holding him in a headlock position for several minutes as Neely tried and failed to break free. A second passenger pinned Neely's arms while a third person held down his shoulder.Neely, who is Black, lost consciousness during the struggle. EMTs and police arrived after the train stopped at a station. He was pronounced dead at a Manhattan hospital shortly after.
As news of Neely's death spread online, video of the encounter evoked strong reactions from New Yorkers and officials. Some described the act as a lethal overreaction to a person in the throes of mental illness and others defended the Marine veteran's actions. The video starts with Neely already on the subway car's floor, with the man's left arm around Neely's neck, locked into his other arm positioned against the man's head. A second man holds Neely's outstretched arm while pinning the other hand against his body. Neely is mostly still, but half a minute later tries to struggle out of the headlock. Eventually, he goes limp.
Those calls were echoed by several Democratic elected officials, who described the incident as a low point for the city. A spokesperson for the mayor touted his administration's investment in mental health initiatives, but declined to comment directly on Neely's death, noting, "There's a lot we don't know about what happened here."
"He embodied the hustle spirit of New York," Williams said. "He was a great performer and it's a real tragedy that he was killed so senselessly."
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