Help Lopez Family Get Wheels - Fire Bombing Victim

FRESNO, CALIF. On June 17, 2021, Hilda Lopez, filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination and pregnancy discrimination against Bobby Salazar, owner of the restaurant Bobby Salazar's in Fresno's Tower District.

On Tuesday June 22, 2021, Mr. Salazar was personally served with the lawsuit. Less than nine hours later, while parked in front of their house, the three cars owned by Ms. Lopez and her family were blown up by fire bombs.

Ms. Lopez and her husband, who together have four children including their new baby, rely on vehicles to commute and make doctor's appointments. Now, the Lopez family does not have the resources to replace the blown-up cars nor the insurance coverage to cover full replacement.

The Lopez car-bombings are not the first incidents of fire-related crimes tied to legal actions against Mr. Salazar.

On May 20, 2020, assailants firebombed the car of another Bobby Salazar's employee who exposed a pay-for-testimony scheme organized by Mr. Salazar in an attempt to tamper with witnesses in a separate wrongful termination lawsuit.

Two months later, on Aug. 17, 2020, assailants attempted to fire-bomb the offices of the attorney (involved in both the Lopez lawsuit and the other wrongful termination lawsuit) with incendiary devices akin to a Molotov cocktail.

While the Fresno Police Department, Fresno Fire Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms are engaged in investigations related to all three fire-bombing incidents, the Lopez Family is in real need of immediate help to replace their cars, and if enough money can be raised, to move to safety where they will not be victimized again.