Adams said Neely's death was “a tragedy that never should have happened.'
Protesters clash with police, demand justice for Jordan Neely
"I was a former transit police officer, and I responded to many jobs where you had a passenger assisting someone," Adams said after Neely's death was first reported.FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomassetti has the story.Adams responds amid outrage over homeless man's death The approach was criticized by some civil liberties advocates as too invasive, but Adams said Wednesday the city has "managed to bring many people in crisis to the hospital who desperately needed care" in recent months.— New York Civil Liberties Union
Adams urged New York state lawmakers to pass legislation that would smooth the path for getting homeless mentally ill people into treatment.Neely was not the first member of his family to die violently. His mother, Christie Neely, disappeared in 2007 and her body was found stuffed in a suitcase in theChristie Neely's boyfriend was charged with strangling her, and Jordan testified at the boyfriend's murder trial.
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