New York Man Beaten For Being Gay. Man Now In Coma
A man brutally beaten in New York City was targeted because he is openly gay, the New York Police Department said Monday. Two men shouting "anti-gay remarks" viciously beat Jack Price, 49, as he left a 24-hour deli on College Point Boulevard in Queens early Friday morning, police said. Price is being treated at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, where "he is in fair condition and his vital signs are stable," said hospital spokeswoman Camela Morrissey.
Police arrested Daniel Aleman, 26, and charged him with assault and aggravated assault as a hate crime."When someone is attacked for being who they are, and for being proud of who they are, there is no other explanation for that attack than hatred and bigotry," said New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the first openly gay speaker of the city council. Police are now looking for a second suspect wanted in connection with this apparent hate assault. Daniel Rodriguez (photo left), 21, of 5-02 115 Street, College Point, is still being sought by police.
No court date has been set for Aleman.
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