On May 24, 2019, police in Norcross, Georgia were called to a home on Silver Lake Drive and found 38-year-old Israel Martinez-Hernandez with a fatal gunshot wound in the front yard. The shooting prompted a rapid investigation that initially produced few leads.

Days later the Gwinnett County Police Department announced an arrest. Forty-five-year-old Telesforo Renteria of Atlanta was taken into custody and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with Martinez-Hernandez’s death. Renteria was booked into the Gwinnett County Detention Center and held without bond. The motive and the nature of any relationship between the victim and the accused were not released.

Friends described Martinez-Hernandez as fun-loving and hardworking, and his death shocked the community. If anyone knew Israel Martinez-Hernandez or has information about the shooting, please share what they know.