2023-05-05 07:00:00
New York police officers search a subway following a man was strangled to death./Paul Martinka/AP
2023.05.05 Fri posted at 16:00 JST
（ＣＮＮ） Jordan Neely, whose mother was murdered in 2007, made a living impersonating Michael Jackson in Times Square and subways in New York City.
However, according to friends and relatives, in the last few years life seemed to have gotten worse and he was living on the streets, suffering from the trauma of losing his mother.
On the 1st of this month, Neely shouted that she was hungry, thirsty, and tired of nothing on the New York subway, before another passenger held her down and strangled her before transporting her to a hospital. died in
Video footage showed a 30-year-old man being strangled and his arms held by another passenger. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has launched an investigation into the man’s death.
The New York City coroner’s office has ruled that Neely died as a result of compression on his neck, suggesting a homicide. However, I have not determined whether it was intentional or not.
Manhattan District Attorneys said they are using autopsy reports, videos and photographs to locate and interview as many witnesses as possible.
Witnesses told police that Neely, who was on the subway, was strangled and knocked unconscious.
John Nealy poses for a photo in front of a Times Square movie theater in 2009.
Witnesses told CNN that Neely behaved strangely in the car but did not harm anyone.
Juan Vazquez, who was on the subway, said that just before the doors closed, a man (later identified as Mr. Neely) got on the subway and started yelling, “I’m tired of nothing.” do.
“I don’t care if I die. I can go to jail. I have nothing to eat. I’m done.”
Many of the passengers expressed discomfort and moved to other parts of the vehicle, but Neely didn’t appear to have a weapon and didn’t appear to harm anyone, Vazquez said.
Another passenger approached and put an arm around Neely’s neck from behind.
Neely did not resist, Vasquez said, adding that he heard the two men fall to the floor.
Two more passengers approached. One appeared to try to step in, while the other appeared to help the man holding down Neely. Vazquez began videotaping the incident three to four minutes following the man began strangling Neely.
Screenshot of video showing Neely being held down by another passenger
Vazquez’s video shows a man putting his arm around Neely’s neck on the subway. The two were said to have been lying on the floor for regarding seven minutes.
Vazquez said Neely did not appear to have a weapon. But in the video, someone might be heard saying that Neely had a knife.
After a while, Mr. Neely stopped speaking and stopped moving.
NYPD officers arrived at a subway station in lower Manhattan following receiving a call around 2:30 p.m. and found Neely unconscious. Neely was given first aid and taken to hospital, but died the same day.
When Vazquez learned of Neely’s death, he handed over the video to the police.
Investigators said the man who strangled Neely was a 24-year-old former Marine living in the Queens area and was sent home following being questioned by investigators.
Prosecutors are still investigating and are appealing for information from witnesses and the incident.
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