Beyoncé Pays Tribute To Dancer O’Shae Sibley Who Was Killed While Voguing To Her Song

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Beyoncé paid homage to a fan who was fatally stabbed over the weekend in a possible hate crime. After hearing the heartbreaking news that O’Shae Sibley, a professional dancer, was killed at a Brooklyn gas station, Beyoncé honoured the 28-year-old on her official website, writing: “REST IN POWER O’SHAE SIBLEY.” On Saturday, Sibley was voguing to a Beyoncé song, surrounded by his friends, when he was suddenly targeted by a group of men who viciously attacked him.

One of Sibley’s friends, Otis Pena, happened to be documenting the night out, filming Sibley’s dance moves for a Facebook Live post.

In his video, the group of men are seen approaching the dancer and his pals while shouting gay slurs. Things eventually escalated and Sibley was stabbed. READ MORE: Beyoncé Leaves Out Her Usual Lizzo Shoutout In ‘Break My Soul’ Performance Following Lawsuit News Sibley, who was left with stab wounds to his torso, was transported to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn but, upon arriving, he was pronounced dead.

A spokesman for the New York City Police Department told People that the attack is currently “being investigated as a possible biased incident.” Meanwhile, New York City has been mourning Sibley’s passing. “The Ailey organization mourns the tragic death of O’Shae Sibley, following an attack outside of a Brooklyn gas station on Saturday night,” the Alvin Ailey American Dance Foundation’s Ailey Extension, said in a social media post on Monday, which featured a photo of the dancer smiling. “O’Shae was a cherished and devoted Ailey Extension student.