A Gainesville man was charged with murder in connection to the death of a 19-year-old shot in January at a Flowery Branch apartment, police said.
Faustino Junior Sanchez, 18, was charged with felony murder in the Jan. 10 shooting of Mateo Rizo, who died more than a month later.
Officers responded just before 9 p.m. Jan. 10 to the Tree Park Apartments in Flowery Branch, where Rizo was found lying in the kitchen with a gunshot wound.
Police said Rizo died Feb. 17, turning the case into a homicide.
Flowery Branch Police Chief Chris Hulsey confirmed Sanchez was charged with murder in connection to Rizo’s death but did not release further information.