Dancer O’Shae Sibley is shown vogueing at Coney Island gas station before being stabbed to death by ’17-year-old Muslim suspect’ in ‘anti-gay hate crime’
- O’Shae Sibley was stabbed on Saturday at a Mobil gas station in Coney Island
- Police have identified a Muslim 17-year-old as their suspect but have not yet arrested him
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Surveillance footage captured dancer O’Shae Sibley vogueing in the parking lot of a Coney Island gas station on Saturday, moments before being stabbed to death in what police now say was an anti-gay hate crime.
Sibley, 28, was attacked at the Mobil Gas Station after being confronted while dancing with his friends to a Beyonce song. He was shirtless and wearing shorts, which offended a group of young, ‘Muslim’ teens nearby.
One is said to have yelled at him to stop dancing, shouting: ‘I’m Muslim’.
Police have identified the teenager, who is 17, but have not released his name to the public. He is yet to be arrested and is believed to be at-large.
O’Shae Sibley shown vogueing in the parking lot of the Mobil gas station on Saturday night
A group of teenagers confronted O’Shae and his friends, who were all shirtless. The teens said they were offended by their dancing
The argument carried on to the side of the parking lot where O’Shae is shown, left
The suspect was identified as this teenager shown wearing red shorts and a black t-shirt
The two groups then became involved in a scuffle which led to Sibley being stabbed multiple times.
He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.
The NYPD is yet to make an arrest but they are looking into the group of teens and whether or not the attack constitutes a hate-crime.
Sibley’s death has sparked outrage among the LGBTQ community and further afield.
Beyonce last night uploaded a tribute to her website which reads: ‘Rest in Power O’Shae Sibley.’
O’Shae was a talented dancer and choreographer from Philadelphia
The 28-year-old’s death is now being investigated as a hate crime
Moving: Beyonce has now honoured Sibley with a tribute on her website, with a simple black and white message reading: ‘REST IN POWER O’SHAE SIBLEY’
Sibley’s friend Otis Pena said he was celebrating his birthday with his friends and the group intended to drive to his home shortly before he was stabbed.
He said in a tearful Facebook Live: ‘They killed him right in front of me.
‘I’m covered in his blood. I was holding his stab wounds.’
Witnesses described how the teen pulled out a knife suddenly once the two groups started arguing.
Sibley’s friends and family say he was a ‘peacemaker.’
Pena, the friend who witnessed his death, said Sibley had been standing up for the group when he was attacked.
Upsetting: Footage showed the moment Sibley was accosted by a group of men who told him to ‘stop dancing’ and started using vile slurs
