Investigation finds fatal drugging of two men in New York City to be homicide

Julio Ramirez, 25, and John Umberger, 33, were drugged and robbed while leaving gay bars last year

Two men who were fatally drugged in New York City while leaving gay bars last year and whose bank accounts had been drained were both homicide victims, according to the local chief medical examiner's office.

The medical examiner said Friday that the deaths of social worker Julio Ramirez, 25, and political consultant John Umberger, 33, were caused by a drug-facilitated theft", NBC News reported.