Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In July 2023, O’Shae Sibley was stabbed and killed at a Brooklyn gas station after an argument broke out while he and his friends were dancing to Beyoncé. Prosecutors called it a hate crime. Nearly three years later, the man who killed him was sentenced to 20 years in prison. WNYC reporter Samantha Max covered the trial from the start, and she joins us to talk about the sentencing, what she heard from Sibley's family, and what his friends are doing to keep his memory alive.
Photo: Caroline Rubinstein-Willis/Mayoral Photography Office
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Brooklyn jury convicts man in hate-crime killing of O'Shae Sibley
Black, gay dancer was ‘living his best life’ before brutal Brooklyn murder, prosecutor says
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In July 2023, O’Shae Sibley was stabbed and killed at a Brooklyn gas station after an argument broke out while he and his friends were dancing to Beyoncé. Prosecutors called it a hate crime. Nearly three years later, the man who killed him was sentenced to 20 years in prison. WNYC reporter Samantha Max covered the trial from the start, and she joins us to talk about the sentencing, what she heard from Sibley's family, and what his friends are doing to keep his memory alive.
Photo: Caroline Rubinstein-Willis/Mayoral Photography Office
Read More:
Brooklyn jury convicts man in hate-crime killing of O'Shae Sibley
Black, gay dancer was ‘living his best life’ before brutal Brooklyn murder, prosecutor says
-Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org
