New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the death of Jordan Neely at the hands of a fellow subway rider was “a tragedy that never should have happened.”
The medical examiner’s office ruled that Neely died in a homicide caused by compression of the neck but said the question of criminal culpability would be up to the legal system. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has promised a thorough investigation.
Speaking in a livestream address from City Hall on Wednesday, Adams sought to counter the charge that he did not care about Neely. He noted that Neely shared a name with his own son, Jordan Coleman, and said all New Yorkers “must work together to do more for our brothers and sisters struggling with serious mental illness.”Mayor Eric Adams delivers an address on the death of Jordan Neely at City Hall on May 10, 2023 in New York.
“They’ve missed an opportunity to educate the public and have instead put a bull’s-eye on the people that really are in need of our compassion and our help," she said of city leaders.
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