In New York — hate crime victim Michael Sandy has died. The 29-year-old gay man was brutally beaten up last week after chatting online with two men who convinced him to meet them for sex at a Brooklyn parking lot. Police say Sandy, an African-American, was met by four white males who robbed and beat him. The men chased Sandy onto a nearby street where he was hit by a passing car. The men beat him again as he lay on the road.