Crime & Safety

Funerals For 2 Garland Murder Victims As 14-Year-Old Suspect Remains At-Large

The funeral for the third victim, 17-year-old Rafael Garcia, is scheduled for next week.

December 31, 2021

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.

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The funeral for the third victim, 17-year-old Rafael Garcia, is scheduled for next week.

The three teenagers were killed when police say 14-year-old Abel Elias Acosta fired off nearly two dozen bullets inside a Texaco convenience store on 7th and West Maple Street in Garland on December 26 just after 7:30 p.m.

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