NEW YORK — A homeless man named Jordan Neely was killed by another New York City subway passenger who held him in a chokehold for several minutes, according to police and a video taken of the incident.
Neely had been allegedly yelling and ranting on the train before being subdued by another subway passenger, according to independent journalist Juan Alberto Vázquez, who reported on the incident via the Facebook page"Luces de Nueva York."
The medical examiner determined that Neely was killed by the chokehold, and his death has been ruled a homicide."This is a solemn and serious matter that ended in the tragic loss of Jordan Neely's life," a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said Wednesday night in a statement.
"People experiencing homelessness are among the most vulnerable individuals in our communities," the organization told ABC News. "The fact that someone who took the life of a distressed, mentally-ill human being on a subway could be set free without facing any consequences is shocking, and evidences the City's callous indifference to the lives of those who are homeless and psychiatrically unwell," said Giffen in a statement.
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