"A Brooklyn man convicted in the fatal 2011 shooting of a mother of 12 is seeking to overturn his murder conviction. His attorney alleges prosecutors hid extensive financial benefits provided to their key witness and misled jurors about the witness's motives for testifying. The 2011 shooting of beloved Brooklyn mother Zurana Horton, 34, was tragic, brutal and violent, leaving children ages 1 to 18 without a mother. Horton bravely died shielding a group of children from the gunfire, with the NY Post hailing her a hero."
"The alleged gang-related shooting also wounded Unique Armstead, 31, who was struck in the arm, and Cheyenne McNight, 11, who was grazed in the face. Both survived. Lopez was tried alongside his brother, Jonathan Carrasquillo, who was acquitted of all charges. The Police Commissioner at the time, Ray Kelly, had stated, "There was a dispute. We believe Andrew's brother was involved in a fight on the street. Andrew went to the roof top attending to some sort of retaliation and he fired his weapon from the roof top.""
Mark Bederow has filed a challenge seeking to overturn Andrew Lopez's 2011 murder conviction, asserting jurors were not informed that key eyewitnesses received financial benefits before testifying. Lopez was convicted in the fatal shooting of Zurana Horton, 34, who died shielding children during the attack. Two other victims, Unique Armstead, 31, and Cheyenne McNight, 11, were wounded and survived. Lopez was tried with his brother, Jonathan Carrasquillo, who was acquitted. The defense contends prosecutors hid extensive payments to a key witness and misled jurors about the witness's motives, undermining the trial's fairness.
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