Three teens arrested in murder of 16-year-old Suwanee boy, police say

Abel Castellanos was fatally shot in the chest last month. His mother spoke exclusively with 11Alive in response to the charges the three teens face. --

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[elizabethlacky]

I lost my 16 year old son 22 years ago..this is a tough journey.
Prayers for the family .
(( hugs mama )) 💔

[desireesalas]

Call it what it is...a hate crime. If the tables were turned they would've labeled it as such.

[JackMayhoffer]

Funny how is the same people that are "hunted every time they leave their homes" time and time again.

[marshonlutherking]

Rob a sixteen year old boy? How much money and wealth could he possibly have?

[SIC-SEMPER-TYRANNIS]

Black Violence is out of control in America.

[rickyspanish]

"Another one"
In an endless list
13/50
No accountability, blame everyone and everything else.

[diagnosedtopg]

Wasn't shocked when I saw the killers....

[queenempress]

My son was murdered.. Its like walking around in FOG. You see shadows moving around. Thats the new reality. You don't see as sharply, you cant taste as sharply, you ask (What did you say) a lot more often. Bcuz the day they walked out that room and said WE DID ALL WE COULD. HE'S GONE. THAT WAS THEY DAY YOU LOST The ability to FUNCTION at 100%. All 5 senses. SHOCKED INTO NUMBNESS.. Numbness saturated your whole body. You know you will never function at FULL CAPACITY EVER.. You know functioning at 50% is a great day. Your mind have dark thoughts that you can not believe you're thinking like this. What you would do to the demons that hurt him. You thank God there is a criminal Justice system saving you. The next day you HATE there's a criminal justice saving them from you. Why would someone look at your child and decide they should DIE. Its past horrible. Its like reading a REALLY good book. You book mark it. Come back and its destroyed.. You weren't finished. So much more you wanted to learn and know. But its gone.. Forever. So you search your mind for every chapter. Remembering every word spoken. Every smile. Every scent. Every moment. Searching for the chapter that said you will NOT get to finish this book.

[airtioteclint]

Every 15 minutes of every day there's somebody who is being victimized by the people who always claim to be the victims.

They're quiet as hell about it too. But loud as hell about things like a little girl not getting a high five at some theme park.

Because their feelings are more important than the lives of their victims.

[roscoemiller]

I'm so sorry, that pain is unexplainable, I hope you can find some healing.

[jamisonbernhardt]

Living in Suwanee was once a step you took in life to be safe. It didn't take long. Wise up guys.things aren't what they seem in gwinnett county.

[awkwardpenguins]

There's a striking similarities in a lot of criminals on the news, must be a coincidence....

[cindywebb]

🙏🙏🙏 to the family for strength and healing. So sorry for your loss.

[dyra]

Condolences for your loss🙏🏽Praying for your family.

[_earths]

this is a hate crime, hate on the clean ppl live cleanly ans as responsible humans and not living like parasites in society living of off ppls belongings.

[koala]

Run away to America to avoid violence? I don’t want my son travelling there because of the violence. This poor mother. 💕

[tock]

Everybody in America is being victimized by violence coming from that community. Imagine how safe America could be without their violence. We would have only occasional mass shootings in suburbs.

[mike]

This is so heartbreaking. My race makes me sick sometimes. This is animal behavior. I’m a black single father of 3 boys and this stuff just makes it hard for us that’s try to do right

[EricInAZ]

were those mug shots or pictures of the wild life there?

[Regansaidso]

IM NOT SURPRISED AT WHO COMMITTED THIS CRIME