Hate Crime Hearing Scheduled for Thursday

Dave Marcus reports in Newsday:

A friend, Jose Morales, said Marcello Lucero rarely walked at night because he was afraid of being attacked by muggers who prey on Hispanics, but on Saturday he decided to walk a few blocks away to watch a movie at a friend’s apartment. As Lucero passed Morales’ house, he left a voice-mail message: “Hey, I’m outside.” Morales was asleep, but his cell phone recorded the time of the call – 11:36 and 57 seconds – just minutes before Lucerno was killed.

Police blame a group of seven teenagers, who they say were looking to kill a Hispanic – any Hispanic. Click here for the rest of the story.

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