The Kings County district attorney said Wednesday that he is upgrading
the charges against three Brooklyn men accused in the death of a
28-year-old gay man.John Fox, 19, and 20-year-olds Ilya Shurov and Anthony Fortunato,
are now being charged with Murder as a hate crime, as well as attempted
robbery as a hate crime. If convicted, they could serve 25 years to
life in prison.Police say the men used the internet to lure Michael Sandy to an
isolated parking lot near Sheepshead Bay with the promise of a sexual
encounter.But when Sandy got there, police say the men tried to rob him and
chased Sandy onto the Belt Parkway, where he was struck and killed by a
car.
