She offers this advice to others. “Put the guns down, talk about it. It’s not that deep,” she said. “Love your people, hold onto them, hug them and just keep the faith and keep God first.” ...

"Please put your guns down," Yarisbeth Cotto said. "It's not safe," and "now there's two families suffering. God sees everything and he's going to make sure" that justice is done, she said.

"That's what we kept hearing over and over again: the police pleading with him to put the gun down. 'We just wanna help you.' I was trying to hear what he said, but it was mainly, 'I can't do it.

"If you wanna learn how to fight, we do some sparring, competitions. In order to get out of trouble, you put the guns down and the gloves up.” Owner Hector Rivas and his wife want to make sure ...