A video shows a white subway rider holding Neely, a Black man, in a choke hold until his body goes limp. No charges have been filed.
. He reportedly has a criminal record that includes 40 arrests and an active assault charge.
Neely also experienced tragedy at a young age. When he was 18, his mother was found dead on the side of a highway in the Bronx. A former boyfriend was laterDaily News . In the interview, Neely’s father expressed shock that his son met a similar fate. “His mom died — she got killed too,” he told the newspaper. “And now him? By somebody else? I don’t know what to say.”Police have not released the name of the man who choked Neely. Officers questioned and released him shortly after the incident without any charges; whether he willdepends on whether an autopsy determines that Neely’s death was a homicide.
Neely’s death is bound to be politicized in a city where crime and the housing crisis have become lightning-rod issues. While some New Yorkers
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