A New York jury acquitted a white man who fatally choked a Black homeless man on a subway car, despite the victim having committed no crime, marking a return to the status quo of systemic racism and violence.
Daniel Penny
New York City Marine veteran indicted in death of subway rider
First responders reached Neely at the Broadway-Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street Station, where he was unconscious.
White ex-Marine charged with manslaughter in death of Black homeless man
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday, May 11, that Daniel Penny would be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree.
