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Teen charged with hate crime murder of dancer O'Shae Sibley in Brooklyn gas station confrontation

  • O'Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old gay Black dancer, was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station.
  • The confrontation started after Sibley's group was dancing and was told to stop by a group shouting anti-gay and racist slurs.
  • A 17-year-old suspect turned himself in and was charged with murder and hate crimes.
  • The incident sparked outrage, with tributes paid by Beyoncé, vigils held, and condemnations by the mayor and Muslim leaders.
  • Video shows the argument escalating before Sibley was stabbed, but the exact events leading up to it remain unclear.
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