Cold-case probe nets pastor in '98 slaying

[moobu2]

Cold Case Squad detectives Monday arrested a West Side pastor in the fatal shooting of a young father in front of the victim's girlfriend and their infant son more than a decade ago.

Jose G. Figueroa, 31, of Carolina Street, was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Alex Martinez, 17.

Several individuals broke down a rear door at 392 Grant St. at 12:30 a.m. Jan. 29, 1998, and entered the Martinez residence. Then, without saying a word, Figueroa allegedly fired a bullet into the victim's head.

At the time of the killing, then-Buffalo Homicide Bureau Chief Joseph Riga said it appeared that Martinez had been targeted.

"They didn't say anything. They just shot him in the head and left through the same door," Riga said then.

Figueroa, who described himself to police as a pastor and a full-time cleaner, was located after homicide detectives received his name from a tipster a few weeks ago.


Extremist Christianist terrorism (actually just a regular Christian murder)

[Sal316]

1. How is this "Christian Terrorism"?

1) Religion wasn't the motivation.

2) He supposedly became a pastor AFTER the crime.

3) He's not affiliated with any church.


So, how?

[moobu2]

2. He was a Christian

1) We don’t know what the motivation was “that remains under investigation”

2) He may have had extremist Christianist views BEFORE he became a priest, probably did.

3) You don’t have to be affiliated with any specific Christian denomination to be an Christian extremist.

[Sal316]

7. So, now you're making assumptions based on...

....your irrational hatred of religion?

Hmmmm..... there's a name for that condition....

[RC]

3. Substitute Moslem for Christian.

Would you still be asking those questions?

[Sal316]

6. Do you mean....

...that if this guy were Muslim would I immediately consider it to be terrorism?

Uh, no.

One who sees a boogey man behind every person of faith, no matter the faith, is tap dancing on the line of being a bigot.

[struggle4progress]

5. The guy calls himself a pastor, and that's about as deep as moobu's analysis goes

[struggle4progress]

4. ... Figueroa .. described himself .. as a pastor and a full-time cleaner ...

http://buffalonews.com/home/story/855948.html

... He told authorities he had become a pastor since the shooting, but did not specify a church ...
http://www.wpix.com/news/local/wpix-pastor-confesses-to-murder,0,4524790.story