“At this time we have no indication Sam’s murder was a hate crime,” Ontario County District Attorney James Ritt and New York State Police said in a joint statement.
Prosecutors back off hate-crime charges in brutal killing of transgender man in New York
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Meanwhile, New York State Police said they were investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, the 18-year-old state parks employee killed Saturday while fighting a fire near New York state’s Greenwood Lake.
Crews battle wildfires on both U.S. coasts
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