Convicted murderer Alberto “Choppy” Lopez has finally been punished for his deadly crimes. A Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced Lopez to 42 years of incarceration for executing 17-year-old Shamere Melvin during a planned robbery in the streets of Trenton. “He is greatly missed; he was the glue of my family,” the victim’s mother Natasha …
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Alberto “Choppy” Lopez has been found guilty on all counts in the murder of 17-year-old Shamere Melvin. A jury on Thursday handed down the sweeping verdict, convicting Lopez of being the armed robber who shot and killed Melvin in the streets of Trenton nearly five years ago. Lopez, 21, of Trenton, pointed a handgun at …
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Two eyewitnesses watched as Alberto “Choppy” Lopez murdered 17-year-old Shamere Melvin with a single gunshot to the head, the prosecution alleged Tuesday in closing arguments. But Nicole Carlo, a defense attorney representing Lopez, said the eyewitnesses are “not credible,” suggesting the witnesses either had “distorted memories” or were intentionally lying under oath to avoid implicating …
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Three murder trials are heating up in the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse. Alberto Lopez, 21, of Trenton, is finally having his day in court after being arrested nearly five years ago and held on $750,000 cash bail on murder charges. Lopez was 16 when he shot 17-year-old Shamere Melvin in the head during a botched …
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A Trenton teenager accused of fatally shooting another teen during a botched drug deal has a new attorney. Alberto Lopez, 18, is now represented by defense attorney Mark Fury. He was being represented by public defender Jason Charles Matey. Lopez was 16 when he allegedly shot 17-year-old Shamere Melvin in the head during a botched …
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A Trenton teenager accused of fatally shooting another teen during a botched drug deal has been ordered transferred to the Mercer County jail after he recently turned 18. Alberto Lopez was 16 when he allegedly shot 17-year-old Shamere Melvin in the head during a botched robbery in December 2013 on the 300 block of North …
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A grand jury returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging a city teen with the murder of Shamere Melvin, who was gunned down in December 2013. Melvin, 17, was shot and killed in the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2013. When police arrived on-scene, they found him lying on …
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Teenager Alberto Lopez stared at a county prosecutor befuddled by the accusation that he staged a fake drug deal on the night of Dec. 18, 2013 in order to rob another teenager. Prosecutors said Lopez, who was 16 at the time, ended up shooting 17-year-old Shamere Melvin in the head during the botched robbery shortly …
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A 16-year-old male was arrested Saturday in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Shamere Melvin. Around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 18, police found Melvin lying on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. Melvin was pronounced dead at the scene. Then, around 1:30 …
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A teenager was found Wednesday evening shot and killed on the sidewalk in front of a residence on North Clinton Avenue. On Thursday morning, police identified the victim as 17-year-old Shamere Melvin of Trenton. According to police, officers were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue to investigate a …
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Police have identified the man who was shot and killed Wednesday on North Clinton Avenue. Around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police found 17-year-old Trenton resident Shamere Melvin lying on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. Melvin was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the …
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A man was found Wednesday evening shot and killed on the sidewalk in front of a residence on North Clinton Avenue. According to law enforcement, around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue to investigate a “man down.” When officers arrived on scene, sources say, they found a …
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