Ruben and David Lopez

Ruben Ramirez Lopez (born October 21, 1957) and David Ramirez Lopez (born November 27, 1961) are fugitives that are wanted for conspiracy to commit murder. Due to a business dispute, the brothers hired three men to gun down hydraulics store owner Steve Miller, but the plan failed and Steve's father, Leonard, was killed instead.
Ruben was captured in Mexico on October 2015 while David remains at large.
== Case ==
===Murder of Leonard Miller===
Ruben and David were both heavily involved with lowdriders, the brothers owned a hydraulics store called Red's Hydraulics, they were fierce competitors with Steve and Leonard Miller, who also ran a hydraulics store. 
During a business dispute on 1996, Steve Miller won the case, and due to the victory Ruben and David were no longer allowed to compete in lowrider competitions. An angry Ruben attacked Steve Miller, sending death threats. Ruben and David decided that the conflict had to end with murder.
The brothers hired three hitmen to kill Steve Miller. On March 3, 1997, one of the hitmen walked up to Miller's store and asked an associate to see him, instead, Steve's father Leonard Miller walked up instead and was gunned down, Steve was out of town during the shooting. After telling the mistake they made to Ruben Lopez, the crew then fled and threw away the murder weapon.
After the gun was found near a construction site, all three of the hitmen were shortly arrested, they then said that Ruben and David were the ones that hired them to kill Miller, but before police could put them into custody, they disappeared from Long Beach.
== Capture of Ruben Lopez ==
Before his capture, Ruben was spotted at multiple car shows, however, none of these AMW tips led to Ruben's arrest.
Finally on October 15, 2015, Ruben Ramirez Lopez was captured in Guadalajara, Mexico, due to being a Mexican himself, he will be tried in Mexico.
David remains on the run, he is 5'4, weights 176 pounds, and has a stocky build, Ruben refuses to give any details on where is brother is.
== References ==
* The FBI Announces the Capture and Arrest of an 18-Year Fugitive Wanted for a San Jose Murder
* 2005 Episode profiling Lopez brothers
* 2006 Episode profiling Lopez brothers (Pt. 1)
* 2006 Episode profiling Lopez brothers (Pt. 2)
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Category:Captured
Category:Wanted
Category:1997
Category:Murder