A teenager is in custody in connection with the fatal stabbing of dancer O'Shae Sibley in New York, police sources told ABC News.
Police previously said that a 17-year-old male was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of Sibley, 28, who was stabbed in his torso on July 29 around 11 p.m. at a gas station in Brooklyn.In a video posted to Facebook, Sibley's friend Otis Pena said he and Sibley were among a group of friends that were voguing and dancing at the gas station while pumping gas when they were confronted by another group.According to Pena, the group hurled homophobic slurs at Sibley's group.
Sibley was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police say they are trying to move quickly to establish what happened and whether this was a bias crime.A viewing will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 8 at The Met Philadelphia. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11 a.m.Joan Myers Brown, the founder Philadanco!, toldshe has seen gay Black men in dance face hardship and hate. Sibley attended Philadanco! dance classes on scholarship.
" coming from North Philly, where the guys teased you for being a dancer, he persevered," said Myers Brown. Sibley moved to New York City to pursue his dream of dance. Myers Brown says he was studying dance at the famed Ailey School while dancing at various venues as he waited for his big break in the business.
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