Hundreds gather in Brooklyn to march against hate crimes
Hundreds of people from across the city gathered in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn on Dec. 14 to call for an end to hate crimes and to pay tribute to Jos? Sucuzha?ay. Four men brutally beat Sucuzha?ay with a baseball bat and bottles early Dec. 7 as he and his brother Romel walked home "arm-and-arm" after a night out.
Sucuzha?ay died at Elmhurst Hospital on Friday night while his mother was en route from Ecuador. The New York Police Department and various elected officials have labeled the attack as a hate crime because the perpretrators reportedly used anti-gay and anti-Latino slurs while they beat Sucuzha?ay. The NYPD is offering a $27,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the capture of the four men.
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A poignant tribute
This man was among the hundreds who gathered in Bushwick on Dec. 14 to pay tribute to Ecuadorian immigrant Jos? Sucuzha?ay.
Congresswoman Nydia Vel?zquez
Congresswoman Nydia Vel?zquez stressed "words have meaning and they have consequences" as she spoke to the assembled crowd on Dec. 14.
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined Councilmembers Diana Reyna [D-Bushwick], Letitia James [Working Families-Fort Greene], John Liu [D-Flushing] and other elected officials at the march on Dec. 14.
Messages against hate
This sign echoed the sentiments of marchers who gathered in Bushwick on Dec. 14.
Joselo Lucero
Joselo Lucero, whose brother Marcelo was murdered allegedly by a group of Long Island teenagers last month, was among those from the Ecuadorian community who spoke at the march on Dec. 14.
Gays and Lesbians of Bushwick Empowered
Gays and Lesbians of Bushwick Empowered was among the numerous LGBT, Ecuadorian and immigrants rights organizations that marched through Bushwick on Dec. 14.
A call to end bias and hate violence
Jos? Sucuzha?ay's death comes a month after Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero's death on Long Island.
Hundreds hold vigil
Hundreds of people held vigil at the corner where four men brutally beat Jos? Sucuzha?ay early Dec. 7 as he and his brother Romel walked home.
A community mourns
This man holds a candle near the corner of Bushwick Avenue and Kossuth Place on Dec. 14.