Murder charged in gay Boricua teen's death

Was homophobia at a back of a attempted attempted murder of a gay Puerto Rican teen days ago? This is what investigators have been examining in a hideous death of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado.

Police arrested a suspect in a murdering of Lopez Mercado whose physique had been found mutilated, decapitated, as well as dumped upon a side of a internal highway. According to internal prosecutors, Juan A. Martinez Matos held a deep-seated rage against gays as well as mayve slain Lopez Mercado after he mistook him for a woman. (Lopez Mercado had been ready to go in ladies clothes when he initial met Martinez Matos, pronounced police).

Martinez Matos was charged progressing currently with multiform counts together with first-degree attempted attempted murder in a slaying of a 19-year-old college tyro as well as gay rights activist. Furthermore, Martinez Matos could be a initial suspect to be applied a recently-signed bill which makes anti-gay attacks a sovereign hatred crimes offense.

The attempted attempted murder of Lopez Mercado has overwhelmed a nerve not only upon a island but in other areas of a U.S. As Vivirlatino remarkable multiform vigils in his mental recall have been planned for this weekend:
Chicago
Sunday, Nov 22nd, 2009
4-6 pm
Humboldt Park

Los Angeles
Sunday, Nov 22nd, 2009
8pm-9:30 pm
West Hollywood Corner of Santa Monica as well as San Vicente

New York City
Sunday, Nov 22nd, 2009
7-9 pm
Christopher St. Piers (Tentative)

People have been additionally post burial report from across a U.S upon this facebook page.Image- dallasvoice.com
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