Fatal Subway Chokehold of Homeless Passenger by Ex-Marine: A Mental Health Crisis Response Needed.

Daniel Penny, a former US Marine, has been identified as the man who fatally choked Jordan Neely, a homeless Michael Jackson impersonator, on a New York City subway train. Manhattan prosecutors are investigating Neely's death as a homicide, but no arrests have been made. Penny has hired attorney Thomas Kenniff, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for Manhattan district attorney in 2021. The incident has sparked protests across the city demanding justice for Neely's killing, while federal, state, and local officials have condemned volatile political rhetoric surrounding homelessness and the lack of urgency from Mayor Eric Adams.