Update: Mother remembers son, 19, killed in Flowery Branch during sentencing of three - Gainesville Times

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.

Update: Mother remembers son, 19, killed in Flowery Branch during sentencing of three

Yolanda Puente gives a statement in Hall County Superior Court Tuesday, June 4, 2024, about her son, Mateo Rizo, who was killed in a Jan. 10, 2023, shooting at a Flowery Branch apartment. - photo by Scott Rogers

06052024 SENTENCE 3.jpg — Yolanda Puente gives a statement in Hall County Superior Court Tuesday, June 4, 2024, about her son, Mateo Rizo, who was killed in a Jan. 10, 2023, shooting at a Flowery Branch apartment. - photo by Scott Rogers

Yolanda Puente was editing her children's book when she heard a gunshot. Then another.