a 17yearold male is wanted in connection with saturday nights fatal stabbing of dancer oshae sibley at a gas station in brooklyn the new york police department said the teen has a history of arrests but because hes a minor the records are sealed and the details are unavailable nypd investigators said according to police the 28yearold sibley was stabbed in his torso on saturday around 11 pm in a video posted to facebook sibleys friend otis pena said he and sibley were among a group of friends that were voguing and dancing at the gas station while pumping gas when they were confronted by another group according to pena the group hurled homophobic slurs at sibleys group the confrontation then turned violent and sibley was stabbed witnesses said jamichael deshawn and oshae sibely pose for a photo at the ailey spirit gala in new york city courtesy jamichael deshawn sibley was pronounced dead at a local hospital no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing police say they are trying to move quickly to establish what happened and whether this was a bias crime sibley a black gay man was a beloved figure in the new york and philadelphia dance communities he was a student of the ailey extension the official dance studio of the alvin ailey american dance foundation and formerly a part of philadanco the philadelphia dance company jamichael deshawn a fellow dancer who worked with sibley called him a joy to be in a studio with and said he had a beautiful and sweet spirit he was just spectacular to see move on stage deshawn told abc news he has so much passion so much technique and he always made us everyone in the room feel confident like we could do it more rise in antilgbtq hate and extremism captured in new reports deshawn recalled that on his 31st birthday sibley broke out singing happy birthday in the dressing room before a performance oshae sibely kneeling poses for a photo with friends at the ailey spirit gala in new york city courtesy jamichael deshawn how is it even possible for someones life to be taken at such a young age so talented so kind he said sibley was reportedly dancing to beyoncs album renaissance which pays homage to the black queer community the pop star honored him on her website in a tribute that reads rest in power oshae sibley the killing comes at a time of growing antilgbtq extremism across the us that has led to protests threats and violence against the queer community philadanco and ailey extension paid tribute to the dancer on social media this news is absolutely heartbreaking and we believe no one deserves to be targeted for simply being themselves and living in their truth read a statement from philadanco oshae was a cherished and devoted ailey extension student he had incredible energy in the studio and was loved by instructors and fellow classmates said the ailey extension the