Investigators have not yet found evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose body was discarded in an upstate New York field was a hate crime, law enforcement officials said. Five people were charged Friday in the death of Sam Nordquist,

Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field, authorities said.

The governor of New York is empowered to remove the New York City mayor from office by both state law and the City Charter. In accordance with the City Charter, Hochul can remove Adams from office after providing him with a “copy of the charges and an opportunity to be heard in his defense.”

The Democratic New York governor met with city leaders to discuss how to proceed.

Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, is assessing whether to take the unprecedented step of removing mayor Eric Adams from office amid concerns he is indebted to Donald Trump.