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A year since Lucero hate killing, effects linger
Quick ReadToday marks a year since seven teenagers attacked Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue.
Photo credit: John Dunn | People light candles and attend a vigil for Marcelo Lucero who was killed at this location in Patchogue, N.Y. one year ago.
Vigil for the one year anniversary of Marcelo Lucero's death
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Marcelo Lucero: One year later
Suffolk County Police Officer Thomas Hannafey strolls down Main Street in downtown Patchogue, into and out of restaurants and pawnshops, Ecuadorean cash-wiring stores and Dominican bodegas.
Hannafey, 40, is bilingual since his days as a beat cop in Washington Heights in upper Manhattan and a familiar face, the owners happy to greet him.
"Todo bien?" Hannafey says walking into Express...
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