Seems odd doesn't it. Unless it was premeditated and he was being watched, then the chances of 2 guys just walking around with bleach and a rope waiting to run into someone they recognize as being a gay black man seems questionable. Now, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that someone was watching him, and made a call to go get him but if thats the case then its clearly a hate crime and so far beyond the pale of what is acceptable behavior that these guys should serve life.
And just for fun, which racial, ideological, or political demographic has serious hatred for homosexuals and are known to pour chemicals on their victim?