Family of man fatally shot in 2003 call on Brooklyn DA to reopen his case

Today, family and friends of Carlos Lopez took to the streets of East New York, calling on the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office to reopen his case. Lopez was 19 when he was shot and killed in Bed-Stuy on May 1, 2003. Investigators believe he opened fire and killed another man, but his family maintains he was innocent and caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. His mother points to a black sweatshirt with no bullet holes that she says was planted on her son's body. The family is now pointing to newly notarized letters from a witness to the shooting and the victim's sister, which they say support their claim that Lopez was innocent. Sometimes I feel like when my son's not here, why am I here still living? But I have to because I have grandchildren, I have other children, and I want justice for my son. We reached out to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office for an update on the case and whether there are any plans to reopen the investigation. We are waiting to hear back.