Sam Nordquist was found murdered and likely tortured in upstate New York. Police say the suspects knew one another and were also LGBTQ.

At this time we have no indication that Sam’s murder was a hate crime,” the district attorney’s office and New York State Police said in a statement.

Police in upstate New York investigating the alleged torture and murder of trans man Sam Nordquist have said there is currently “no indication” his killing was a hate crime. The Ontario county district attorney’s office and New York state police have issued a joint press release urging the LGBTQ+ and wider community “not to speculate into the motive behind the murder as we work to find justice”,