If convicted, the 17-year-old boy accused of stabbing and killing O'Shae Sibley is facing a minimum of 20 years in jail.
in the deadly stabbing of O'Shae Sibley was indicted by a grand jury Thursday for murder in the second degree as a hate crime.Beyoncé honors O'Shae Sibley, dancer stabbed to death at NYC gas station
At a press conference, the NYPD said that the suspect, a boy who attends a Brooklyn high school, has a previous criminal record and is the only person who will be charged in relation to the killing. Officials said they decided to try the case as a hate crime because Sibley and his friends were allegedly targeted for their sexual orientation and their race.Sibley, an openly gay man, was killed on July 29 when he and a group of his friends were dancing to a Beyoncé song at a gas station in Brooklyn. Authorities say that Sibley's group drew the attention of another group of men, who began shouting anti-gay comments at them.
The case garnered national attention, with celebrities like Beyoncé paying tribute to the professional dancer.
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