The NYPD is calling the two homicides part of a citywide robbery pattern involving at least 17 incidents.
Umberger's phone and credit cards were stolen and more than $25,000 was drained from his bank account.His mother, Linda Clary, spoke out about his death.
"It's the worst thing ever. John, not only was my firstborn, he was my confidant. He was an advisor. He was an encourager."Clary said her son was targeted because he was gay. That is the same claim a friend of Ramirez made last April.Ramirez was found dead in the back of a taxi after going to a gay nightclub in Manhattan.
He was found dead in the back of a taxi an hour after he was seen leaving The Ritz, a gay club two blocks from The Q NYC.The NYPD is investigating several cases where men were assaulted and robbed. Two deaths are also being investigated in connection with the incidents."Every last person has been gay, and they're focused on gay bars and the singling out factor is they all find themselves isolated.
"When there’s a bias based aspect to the crime, that needs to be taken particularly serious. When people believe a community has been targeted, whether its LGBTQ, the Jewish community, the African American community, those need to be taken particularly seriously," said Council member Erik Bottcher.
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