The mother of a Minnesota transgender man who was tortured and killed in upstate New York suggested that his death was preventable if local authorities had "done their jobs."

Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man, was subjected to weeks of torture before his death, police say. Five people have been arrested.

Two more suspects have been arrested in the brutal killing of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man who died in upstate New York after enduring more than two months of torture and abuse, authorities said Friday.