Aug 5 (Reuters) - A 17-year-old male has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death in New York City of a man who was dancing at a gas station when confronted by a group hurling anti-gay and anti-Black slurs, a police official said on Saturday. Kenny said the suspect, who was not named, is a Brooklyn resident who surrendered to police on Friday. He was charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon, Kenny said. The suspect is the only person that has been charged in the case, Kenny said. Beyonce wrote "Rest in Power O'Shae Sibley" on her website and Lee on Instagram said: "Deadly Hate Crime Here in Brooklyn.

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Persons: O'Shae Sibley, Beyonce, Spike Lee, Sibley, Joe Kenny, Kenny, Power O'Shae Sibley, Lee, Instagram, Eric Beech, Alistair Bell Organizations: New York Police, Thomson Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Power, Washington