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Eddie Lopez

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Apr 15, 1984

Victim Details

Eddie Lopez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brooklyn

NY

1984-04-15

7

Eddie

Lopez

07/24/2026

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On Palm Sunday, April 15, 1984, a quiet home on Liberty Avenue in East New York turned into a scene so brutal that even seasoned officers struggled to describe it. Eddie Lopez, a 7-year-old Hispanic/Latino boy, was inside that Brooklyn house with relatives and neighborhood children when a gunman came in close, firing again and again at point-blank range. When police arrived, they found the victims positioned as if life had been interrupted mid-breath—some seated or reclined as though watching ...
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  • All That's Interesting: New York Man Who Killed 10 – Including 8 Children – Released From Prison
  • 10 IN BROOKLYN ARE FOUND SLAIN INSIDE A HOUSE (Published 1984)
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