Boufalo, New York, the beloved community crawls dual murder in dual murder

A couple of loved local artists and dead LGBTQ preachers were found in Buffalo, New York, Al -Watan on Tuesday, which sparked local memorials and dozens of online greeting.

Mayor of Bovalo Christopher Scanoon said at a press conference on Wednesday that the Boufalo Police Department was investigating the death of Mickey Harmon, 40, and Jordan Siluto, 37, as a dual murder. The police said that there is no indication that murders were a hate crime.

Police said a friend went to the couple’s house on Tuesday afternoon after one of them did not appear to work. The friend called the number 911 and said he saw a man carrying a knife, according to the police report. When the police arrived at the house around 4:22 pm, they found Harmon and Celotto Dead, the report says.

Police said on Wednesday that the man who has a knife was not described by the police, but he was 35 years old, and the knife fell when the officers arrived. Police said he did not seem to know the victims.

On Thursday’s update, the police said that the killing investigators were working hard to investigate and that “the main evidence that helped understand what happened at the scene was recovered.” They said that there is no threat to society regarding the crime.

The death of Harmon and Sluto was sent shock waves across the Boufalo community, where they were artists and organizers known from the local LGBTQ events. They lived in the city’s allentown neighborhood in the city, which is known as affection as “gayborhood” in the city.

Mitch Nouakovsky, a member of the city council, became emotional during the press conference on Wednesday when he said that the victims were his voters and friends.

He said: “I refuse to allow Mickey and Jordan to be attached to these heinous crimes.” “I want everyone to know that these people were artists, and people from the Alntawn community who made it better, and who have achieved things, who have worked with me since I reached my position. When you look and see Allentown, its vitality, its festivals, its artwork, think about it, because this is the one they are.”

Bat Sandora Nastin, who was an intimate friend of the couple and said they had been together about five years ago, as “pillars of the Queer community” and the arts community.

Harmon described it as “Buffalbrity”, which means Boufallo’s celebrities, because he was well known in the city. Participated in a store called The Good Stuff, where he sold his illustrations for Buffalo buildings and Queer Sfaek shirts.

“He is one of the most brave people I have ever met, only without shame, and he is not afraid to be loud, audio and visible,” said Sandura Nastin, adding that Harmon was “chaotic in the best way” and very supported by other people but also the buffalo society, in general. The pass through his Facebook profile shows that he hosted the LGBTQ events often hosted an effort to help remove the sidewalks in Bovalo.

Harmon was also a prolific mural in Bovalo.

“She was unable to leave a building without turning and seeing at least dozens of murals by Mickey Harmon on the street,” said Brian Bartlett, another couple close friend, on Friday. “He made his fingerprints throughout the city.”

Jay Akdius, a hip -hop singer and a R & B singer who lived in Boufalo for most of his life, said the first time he met Harmon at a local cultural center in 2015, where Harmon was wearing clouds like the character of the Princes Beach video game. They later collaborated to hold the R & B and HP-Hop PRIDE event in 2023. Aquarious said it is always estimated that the diverse acting was important to coordinate when the events hold, and it will be distinguished by hair, hip hop, Burlesque, Ballroom and Drag.

“It will not be like white people,” he said. “All different colors, shapes and sizes will be. It doesn’t matter – I was at that point and you will perform as long as you have a skill and you know who you are and what you will do, because this is the one who was Mickey.”

Celotto, according to all the three friends, was frustrated by Mickey’s bold character and was warm and loving. DJ, Bartlett, also DJ, said he had a common love for Disco and home music.

He said that Celotto organized a monthly dance party called “Disco Milk” on 26 Allen, a local club.

“There is such a violation and joy in this type of sound,” Bartco said, adding that “Jordan may really emulate its choice.”

During the press conference, Nowakowski, a member of the Council, said that Celotto will laugh about how people often talk about Harmon, but he supported to be the “great character he had.”

Bartlett said the couple is well associated with.

He said: “They were perfect counterparts for each other’s characters, and they pushed each other to be the best version of themselves, as well as those around them.”

The duo greeting on Facebook over the week, with some friends who share videos of Celotto Djing and one video clip of Harmon TwerKing in the background at the community event where someone was trying to hit Piñata.

Families and friends in Harmon and Celotto have created a gofundme collection to help cover the funeral costs and support their families, and they raised about $ 50,000 each.

Harmon organized an event called Queertopia, a presentation of the strange talent in West New York, and was scheduled to be its first show on Saturday. The co -author of the event, Scott Ranki, said in a post on social media, that this event will remain in Nietzsche, a musical place in Buffalo, as a memory of the couple and the celebration of the couple.

I told the friends of the couple NBC News that the loss will feel long throughout LGBTQ and technical societies in Bovalo and through West New York. Akodius said he hoped that people will continue to spread joy and support the couple that the couple brought to society.

He said: “I just hope this magic will make them, and I really hope it will only continue.” “Even if they do not know them, you just have to keep magic.”

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