Xavier Gonzalez's family mourned his loss and said they wanted Abel Acosta, who is still on the run, to be held accountable for his actions.
– Families of the two youngest victims in a deadly shooting the day after Christmas held funerals on Thursday, Dec. 30 for 14-year-old Xavier Gonzalez and 16-year-old Ivan Noyola.Ivan Noyola, Xavier Gonzalez and Rafael Garciaon 7th and West Maple Street in Garland on December 26 just after 7:30 p.m.police arrested 33-year-old Richard Acosta who police believe is the getaway driver of the truck his son, Abel Acosta was riding in that night.
“All we want is peace, it’s inner peace and justice you know we just want him to turn himself in, you did what you did just turn yourself in,” said Xavier’s aunt, Erica Gonzalez. “Just like you can take a life, take it like a man and come forward,” added Xavier’s uncle, Kurt Gonzalez.“The biggest difficulty that we have right now is that he’s actively alluding capture, you know we have his father is custody, and so we’re trying to follow up on every lead possible, every known associate family member and things of that effect to track him down and get him off the street, “ said Garland Police Lt. Pedro Barineau.
Families hoping Acosta is caught and more answers will be provided to three families torn apart by this tragedy.
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