The community is still very much in mourning.
Lopez was a summer school student at /*Valley View High School*/ in /*Moreno Valley*/. She was walking home to a friend's house after school almost two weeks ago when she was abducted in a vacant field just around the corner from the school. Then, six days later her body was found about two and a half miles away.
Police still aren't saying much about how she was killed, nor are they giving clues as to how close they are to coming up with a suspect. There is a reward of more than $35,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
The /*Riverside County Sheriff's Department*/'s central homicide unit is still conducting interviews and still following up on a number of leads.
Family, friends and even people who didn't know 17-year-old Norma Lopez attended Wednesday's memorial.
"I feel bad for the family because I know it's hard for them right now, the situation," said attendee Milton Martinez. "That's why we came over here to give her support."
"I just think everyone should come here to help them support the family so that they know we are here for them," said attendee Rebecca Martinez.
If you have information related to the case, you're asked to call (877) 242-4345.
A mass was scheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m., and two fundraisers were scheduled for the weekend.
On Saturday, July 31, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., two Acapulco restaurants in San Jacinto and Moreno Valley, and two El Torito restaurants in Riverside and San Bernardino will donate 25 percent of all food-sales proceeds to the Norma Lopez family. They're calling it "Fiesta Fundraiser."
Locations of the fundraisers:
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant
2599 S. San Jacinto Street
San Jacinto
(951) 929-3340
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant
12625 Frederick Street
Moreno Valley
(951) 653-8809
El Torito
3639 Riverside Plaza Drive
Riverside-Plaza
(951) 684-6816
El Torito
118 E. Hospitality Lane
San Bernardino
(909) 381-2316
