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Branden Gerena

Case from Buford, GA dated Jul 01, 2019

Victim Details

Branden Gerena

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Buford

GA

2019-07-01

15

Branden

Gerena

07/07/2026

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In the late hours of a July night in Buford, Georgia, the life of 15-year-old Branden Gerena was tragically cut short. The young man, who had just completed his freshman year at Buford High School, was with a friend behind a gas station on Thompson Mill Road after midnight on July 1, 2019, when they were approached by a man in his 20s. In an instant, a single gunshot shattered the night, and Branden fell, the victim of what investigators would later describe as a robbery gone wrong. He was rushe ...
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  • https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/police-arrest-one-suspect-looking-another-shooting-buford-15-year-old/
  • ajc: Police make arrest, ID alleged shooter in killing of Buford High student 
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