Teen charged in death of gay man used homophobic slurs before fatal stabbing, complaint says

The 17-year-old charged with murder as a hate crime in the fatal stabbing of O’Shae Sibley, a Black gay man, is alleged to have taunted Sibley and yelled homophobic slurs before the attack, according to the criminal complaint.

He then shut off his phone and shaved his head to evade the law before turning himself into police, the Brooklyn district attorney’s office said.