Man convicted of killing a gay dancer at a Brooklyn gas station
The jury also convicted Popov of menacing, harassment and weapon possession after a three-week trial, while acquitting him of murder as a hate crime.
- On Monday, a Brooklyn jury convicted Dmitriy Popov of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the 2023 killing of O'Shae Sibley, capping a three-week trial in New York State Supreme Court.
- The confrontation began when Popov and others taunted Sibley and his friends with racist and anti-gay slurs as they danced at a Midwood gas station after a beach outing on July 29, 2023.
- Testifying in his defense, Popov claimed he feared for his safety, stating "felt like I was getting surrounded. I was scared I was going to get hurt." Senior Assistant DA Sarah Jafari countered that he brought a knife to an altercation he provoked.
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez stated "hate has no place in Brooklyn," expressing hope the verdict brings solace to Sibley's family and the LGBTQ+ community as Pride Month begins.
- Jurors acquitted Popov of the more serious murder charge while convicting him of menacing and harassment; he faces up to 25 years in prison at sentencing on June 30. Sibley performed with Philadanco and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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Man Convicted In Hate Crime Murder Of Gay Dancer
The Associated Press reports: A jury convicted a man of manslaughter as a hate crime on Monday in the death of beloved dancer and Philadelphia native O’Shae Sibley, who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station during a confrontation that began with a group of young people shouting racist and anti-gay slurs at the professional dancer and his friends as they vogued to a Beyoncé song. Dmitriy Popov, 20, who was 17 at the time of the killing, testified …
Man convicted of hate crime in fatal stabbing of gay New York City dancer O’Shae Sibley
A jury found a New York man guilty of a hate crime for killing a gay dancer who was voguing at a Brooklyn gas station in 2023. But he was only found guilty of manslaughter, not murder, potentially avoiding a life sentence.After a trial in New York State Supreme Court, a jury found Dmitriy Popov guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the hate crime killing of O’Shae Sibley. That followed a three-week trial where Popov took the stand in his own de…
Killer found guilty of hate crime in stabbing of gay man who was dancing to Beyoncé
Dmitriy Popov, who stabbed gay dancer O’Shae Sibley to death, was found guilty of a hate crime on Monday but was acquitted on the most serious charges he faced. Sibley, 28, was voguing to Beyoncé when he was killed at a gas station in July 2023. Popov, who was 17 at the time, argued at his trial that he stabbed Sibley in self-defense. Related The LGBTQ+ community mourns O’Shae Sibley in memorials across New York City The jury didn’t buy his st…
Man convicted of killing a gay dancer at a Brooklyn gas station
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Brooklyn man was convicted in a jury trial on Monday of fatally stabbing a dancer at a gas station in an anti-gay attack, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. In July 2023, O'Shae Sibley and his friends stopped at a Midwood gas station to fill up their car after a day [...]
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