Jason Williams, an actor, recalled encountering Neely when he first moved to the city in 2007. Some grew concerned when he went missing early last year, according to YouTube comments. A spokesperson for the mayor touted his administration's investment in mental health initiatives, but declined to comment directly on Neely's death, noting, "There's a lot we don't know about what happened here." Tribute videos posted online show a loyal fanbase who enjoyed crossing paths with Neely on their daily commutes. "This is an absolute travesty that must be investigated immediately." Those calls were echoed by several Democratic elected officials, who described the incident as a low point for the city.
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"The fact that someone who took the life of a distressed, mentally ill human being on a subway could be set free without facing any consequences is shocking," he said. Dave Giffen, the executive director at Coalition for the Homeless, blamed city and state officials for an inadequate response to the mental health crisis - and questioned why the Marine veteran was not facing criminal charges. Neely is mostly still, but half a minute later tries to struggle out of the headlock. A second man holds Neely's outstretched arm while pinning the other hand against his body. The video starts with Neely already on the subway car's floor, with the man's left arm around Neely's neck, locked into his other arm positioned against the man's head.
Neely did not physically attack anyone, Vazquez said, adding that the Marine veteran approached the man after he threw his jacket to the ground. The freelance journalist who recorded the incident, Juan Alberto Vazquez, told the New York Post that Neely was screaming "in an aggressive manner," and complaining of hunger and thirst. Following several high-profile incidents, including a shooting on a subway train that left 10 people wounded last year, Mayor Eric Adams promised to deploy additional police officers and mental health workers throughout the transit system. Neely's death comes amid a period of heightened public attention to both homelessness and mental illness on New York City's streets and subways. Kyle Ishmael, a 38-year-old Harlem resident, said the video of the incident left him feeling "disgusted." "I couldn't believe this was happening on my subway in the city that I grew up in," he said.
A group of protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in the station where Neely died to call for an arrest. Some described the act as a lethal overreaction to a person in the throes of mental illness and others defended the Marine veteran's actions. As news of Neely's death spread online, video of the encounter evoked strong reactions from New Yorkers and officials. "As part of our rigorous ongoing investigation, we will review the Medical Examiner's report, assess all available video and photo footage, identify and interview as many witnesses as possible, and obtain additional medical records," read a statement from a spokesperson for the DA. The Manhattan district attorney's office said it is investigating. The medical examiner's office classified Neely's death as a homicide and the manner as a chokehold but noted that any determination about criminal culpability would be left to the legal system. The 24-year-old Marine veteran, who appeared to be white, was taken into custody and released without charges. He was pronounced dead at a Manhattan hospital shortly after. EMTs and police arrived after the train stopped at a station.
Neely, who is Black, lost consciousness during the struggle. It was unclear why the group had moved to restrain him. A second passenger pinned Neely's arms while a third person held down his shoulder. Video of the altercation posted online by a freelance journalist showed the man lying beneath Neely, holding him in a headlock position for several minutes as Neely tried and failed to break free. On Monday afternoon, he was yelling and pacing back and forth on an F train in Manhattan, witnesses and police said, when he was restrained by at least three people, including a US Marine veteran who pulled one arm tightly around his neck. Neely is recognizable to some New Yorkers as a Michael Jackson impersonator who regularly danced in the Times Square transit hub. Jordan Neely, 30, died from compression of the neck, the city's medical examiner determined Wednesday. NEW YORK: A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter.
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