New York justice investigates the death by suffocation of the African-American Jordan Neely, and michael jackson impersonator 30 years old, at the hands of a passenger on the New York subway.
The death of Neely, reduced to the floor of a subway car by a passenger with a wrestling hold on his neck, last Monday fIt was recorded by passengers, including the Mexican journalist Juan Alberto Vázquez.
It is a sensitive matter reminiscent of the death of the African-American George Floyd in 2020, due to suffocation under the pressure of a policeman’s knee on his neck despite complaints that he could not breathe and that it led to the movement “Black Lives matter (Black Lives Matter),” a wave of outrage that rocked the entire country.
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Neely died from “compression” of the neck resulting in “homicide”said the New York medical examiner in a statement sent to AFP.
According to Vázquez, the victim entered the subway at the 2nd Avenue station on the F line in Brooklyn yelling that she did not have to eat or drink and that he was “fed up”. “Then, he took off his jacket and threw (threw) it to the ground.”
Nearby passengers stood up and “a person came over and controlled it,” he told AFP. In the video he recorded, a person can be seen immobilizing the victim and others around taking her pulse. At one point Neely talks to one of them.
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“As part of our rigorous ongoing investigation, we will review the medical report, analyze all available videos and photos, we will identify as many witnesses as possible and obtain additional medical reportsthe Manhattan district attorney’s office said.
According to the local press, the person who reduced Neely He is a 24-year-old Marine who has not yet been arrested or charged.
Mentally challenged, Neely lived on the streets and was known to the police who had arrested him. dozens of times, according to the press.
New York is debating how to reduce the number of people affected by mental problems living on the streets. Last November, Mayor Eric Adams announced a forced hospitalization plan for homeless people with serious psychiatric problems, aggravated by the covid-19 pandemic.
Adams called Neely’s death a “tragedy” but also urged caution because “there’s a lot we don’t know yet.”
Police confirmed that upon arrival at the scene, officers “found an unconscious 30-year-old man who was taken to the Lenox Hill Health Plex where he was pronounced dead.”
2023-05-05 04:03:14
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