Conroy , 17 , faces count of murder as a hate crime . Marcello Lucero , 37 , was walking to a friend 's apartment in Patchogue , New York , when he was attacked late in the evening of November 8 , police said . Marcello Lucero had been charged with with second -degree manslaughter as a hate crime . Conroy , six others tried `` to find Latinos and to assault them , '' police say . Conroy , 17 , and a friend were attacked by a group of teens .
Conroy , 17 , faces count of murder as a hate crime . Marcello Lucero had been charged with with second -degree manslaughter as a hate crime . Conroy , six others tried `` to find Latinos and to assault them , '' police say . Conroy , 17 , and a friend were attacked by a group of teens .