Mayor Eric Adams, whose response to Jordan Neely’s death has angered other city leaders, said the killing “never should have happened” but that “we have no control” over the legal process.
As prosecutors in New York weigh charges in the killing of Jordan Neely, a similar case in San Diego, Calif., last year resulted in an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Jordan Neely’s mental health decline played out in public after his mother was strangled. Daniel Penny said he was protecting himself and others when he choked Mr. Neely.