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Nov 20, 2008 8:24 am US/Eastern

LI Teens Await Possible Charges Upgrade

RIVERHEAD (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Approximately 500 people attended a candlelight vigil in East Patchogue, site of the bias killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant, on Nov. 14.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 2: Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in what police believe to be a "brutal murder motivated by racial bias."
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Seven Long Island teenagers arrested after the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant are expected to hear whether a grand jury has upgraded charges against them.

Police say Marcelo Lucero was targeted in the killing on Nov. 8 as he walked down a street in Patchogue because he was Hispanic.

The killing has caused a torrent of emotions and calls for stiff punishment against the accused. Ecuadorean diplomats and Hispanic advocates are looking to the grand jury to return additional or upgraded charges on Thursday.

They have criticized Suffolk County executive Steve Levy for his stance on undocumented immigrants. Earlier this week, Levy apologized for his early comments characterizing the hate attack as "a one day story."

The seven high school students are being held on a preliminary charge of gang assault. The teen suspected of plunging a knife into Lucero's chest was also charged with manslaughter as a hate crime.

All of their attorneys say they are innocent.

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