This morning, seven teenagers will be arraigned for the fatal stabbing of a Hispanic man on Saturday night. Suffolk police believe it is a hate crime because the teens--ages 16 and 17--"told detectives that they were looking to beat someone of Latino heritage," according to Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. The 37-year-old victim Marcello Lucero and another man, who were headed to Elder Fernandez's house, were allegedly attacked by the teens at Railroad Avenue and Sephton Street in Patchogue. The second man fled and called the police; Lucero was found bleeding by Fernandez, who told Newsday, "I saw my friend's last minute. It was miserable." Six of the teens are white and the seventh is black.





Who ever said blacks and whites could never sit down and commit horrible acts of hate, together?
WHY? How is being racist helping anyone?
Just line them up and shoot them now...
They should be very popular in prison. Fresh young meat. Here's hoping they all get what they deserve and then some.
This place Patchogue must be the new crime spree location. Wasn't this the same place with the break in and the stolen coin bank the other day?
Obviously this is quite a bit more tragic than the coin affair. What's going on in suburbia?
Where's Al Sharpton now? Too busy hanging out in the hospital for photo shoots with Michael Mineo to take on a real hate crime?
Let them serve time in a California prison.
I just read that they're only being charged with first degree gang assault. What the hell?! They brutally killed a man.
Putos Fascistas!
People on Gothamist love to say poor parenting leads to black kids commiting crimes. Well, white mom and white dad, here's your kid. Good job.
WOW! One violent crime done by a white group on an unfortunate hispanic man is news.
I would like to see a line up of all the thugs of color that do the same on their own.
"Ebony and ivory..."