New York subway passenger died after ex-Marine put him in chokehold

New York police officers investigate Jordan Neely’s death (Paul Martinka via AP)

A man who had been shouting at people on a New York subway train died after fellow passengers tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, US police said.

Jordan Neely, 30, died from compression of the neck, according to the city’s medical examiner.