Memorial service for triple murder victims

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published June 20, 2024 at 4:10 PM EDT

The funeral for a father and son who were killed in a triple-murder in Montgomery will be taking place Tuesday.

The memorial service for 43-year-old Ramiro Lopez and 20-year-old Daniel Lopez is at Capital City Church of the Nazarene.

Services for the third victim, 50-year-old George Elijah, Junior, were held earlier this month.

The three men were gunned down at a Hispanic grocery store on Troy Highway on June 4th. There are still no arrests in the case.

Also, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has added $10,000 to the $30,000 reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects connected to this deadly shooting.
The grand total so far is $40,000.

If you have any information in this investigation you are asked to call CrimeStoppers (334) 215-STOP.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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