Slain immigrant's brother hopes for hate-crime legacy

Slain immigrant's brother hopes for hate-crime legacy
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Police say attackers shouted racial slurs during beating of Jose Sucuzhanay

Brother says victim will be remembered as "a victim of a hate crime"

Killing was second recent death of Ecuadorian in possible New York hate crime


From Susan Candiotti
CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Mourning relatives say they hope a slain Latino immigrant can become a symbol against hate crimes.


New York City police are still hunting for suspects in the killing of Ecuadorian Jose Sucuzhanay, who died Friday, five days after he was hit in the head with a bottle and beaten with a baseball bat.

Police say racial slurs were yelled during the attack in Brooklyn.

Sucuzhanay's brother, Diego Sucuzhanay, told CNN his brother would always be remembered as a victim of a hate crime and that it was time for them and others to speak out.

"Our brother wanted to make history when he died. And he did already, we should be proud of him, [despite] the way he died, we should be proud of him," he said.

Hundreds of people marched Sunday through the Brooklyn neighborhood where Sucuzhanay was attacked, carrying signs saying "no more hate crimes." Watch marchers protest against hate crimes »
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