SAN ANTONIO -- Besides sharing a name, Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara and San Antonian Raul "Che" Gonzalez were killed four decades apart -- Guevara by the Bolivian army in 1967; Gonzalez by an unknown shooter on June 10.
Now they are linked by two of Guevara's famous quotes.Someone left the first message at the crime scene soon after the 32-year-old father and music producer was shot in the face and chest behind a strip mall at Ingram and Callaghan.Gonzalez's sister, Sandy Levy, said she can only speculate why someone first scrawled, "Go ahead and shoot, coward, because you're only killing a man. I am Che.""It made me sad because it made me realize how much my brother meant to this community," Levy said.
The second Guevara quote appeared most recently at a laundromat at Wilson and Cincinnati, near where Gonzalez's mother still lives.
Levy said their mother was taken aback when she went there to dry her laundry and saw what was crudely scrawled at the entrance, "I don't care if I fall as long as someone picks up my gun and keeps on shooting. I am Che."Gonzalez's sister said she believes the latest message speaks of allegiance and love for her slain brother. She said her brother was well-known, judging by the standing room only crowd at his funeral, including many casual acquaintances among family and friends."Everybody knew Che," Levy said.However, Levy said she does not want Guevara's words to "incite more violence."She also said perhaps it is a message to San Antonio Police urging them to make an arrest as soon as possible.San Antonio police report no arrests have been made, but the case is actively under investigation
Now they are linked by two of Guevara's famous quotes.Someone left the first message at the crime scene soon after the 32-year-old father and music producer was shot in the face and chest behind a strip mall at Ingram and Callaghan.Gonzalez's sister, Sandy Levy, said she can only speculate why someone first scrawled, "Go ahead and shoot, coward, because you're only killing a man. I am Che.""It made me sad because it made me realize how much my brother meant to this community," Levy said.
The second Guevara quote appeared most recently at a laundromat at Wilson and Cincinnati, near where Gonzalez's mother still lives.
Levy said their mother was taken aback when she went there to dry her laundry and saw what was crudely scrawled at the entrance, "I don't care if I fall as long as someone picks up my gun and keeps on shooting. I am Che."Gonzalez's sister said she believes the latest message speaks of allegiance and love for her slain brother. She said her brother was well-known, judging by the standing room only crowd at his funeral, including many casual acquaintances among family and friends."Everybody knew Che," Levy said.However, Levy said she does not want Guevara's words to "incite more violence."She also said perhaps it is a message to San Antonio Police urging them to make an arrest as soon as possible.San Antonio police report no arrests have been made, but the case is actively under investigation
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