Man sentenced to life in 2022 Gwinnett County ‘execution-style’ murder

The Brief

  • Brian Sanchez Duarte was sentenced to life without parole for a 2022 Gwinnett County murder.
  • Prosecutors say Duarte shot Alinton Joel Rivera-Zuniga in the head at point-blank range.
  • The jury took two hours to reach a guilty verdict in the “execution-style” killing.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. A Gwinnett County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted in a 2022 “execution-style” murder, according to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office.

The backstory:

Prosecutors said Brian Sanchez Duarte, 32, was found guilty of malice murder in connection with the killing of Alinton Joel Rivera-Zuniga on Nov. 27, 2022.

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