Marcelo Lucero, a 35 year old immigrant from Ecuador who has lived in this country for 15 years, was killed on Saturday, November 8^th, in Patchogue. Police have arrested seven high school students who, prosecutors say, were looking to attack a Hispanic man.  Newsday reports, "All seven students are charged with first-degree gang assault. Jeffrey Conroy, 17, is also charged with first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime." (see the Newsday website at www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lisusp1112161561nov11,0,1865952.story )

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