Sean Hannity audience member ‘cheers’ NYC subway rider who killed homeless passenger
Protesters flooded the NYC subway system to demonstrate against the killing of Jordan Neely, with at least seven people arrested after clashes with police.
Dozens of demonstrators leapt on to subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd St at around 6.30pm on Saturday, forcing a Q train driver to slam on the brakes as he entered the station, according to a video posted to Twitter.
A former US Marine who placed Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway train has been identified as Daniel Penny.
The 24-year-old man has hired attorney Thomas Kenniff, who unsuccessfully ran as a Republican against Alvin Bragg for the office of Manhattan district attorney in 2021. Mr Bragg received more than 80 per cent of the vote.
Manhattan prosecutors are investigating Neely’s death after the city’s medical examiner determined the 30-year-old Michael Jackson impersonator died from the compression against his neck. His death was ruled a homicide. No arrests have been made.
The incident has sparked protests across the city demanding justice for Neely’s killing, while federal, state and local officials have condemned rhetoric surrounding homelessness and the lack of urgency from Mayor Eric Adams.
