Precious Arzuaga, 38; Jennifer Quijano, 30; Kyle Sage, 33; Patrick Goodwin, 30; and Emily Motyka, 19, were charged with second-degree murder. All five suspects have been arraigned and are being held in Ontario County Jail without bail, according to Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts.

Sam was a wonderful person that did not deserve this,” Sam Nordquist's mother said. “No human being deserves this.”

Authorities call Sam Nordquist's death in Ontario County "deeply unsettling," say five people were charged with second-degree murder

In what one New York State Police official called "one of the most horrific crimes" they have investigated, five people have been charged with murdering a transgender man in the Finger Lakes region.

Among the sadness at a vigil for a murder victim in New York, mourners expressed anger over the investigation and pleaded for hate crime charges.