Friends and Neighbors gather to remember Blanca Rivera

a dozen people gathered in front of the crime scene to remember the mother who’s life was cut short. abc-7’s jerry is live with the story … rick estela neighbors tell me rivera was a hard working mother who loved her daughter very much. “i still can’t believe it i talked to her 10 minutes before she passed away, 10 minutes before she passed away. she picked up my daughter was talking to me holding her and just to think that she’s dead i can’t picture that” for nieghbors the death of blanca rivera still seems like a bad dream some even witnessing the argument between steve quintero and rivera moments before police say he shot and killed her “they hit the car like three times really hard” nieghbor luis nunez says they next time they heard about rivera was when her 8 year old daughter came out to talk to police. “sh was inside the house she saw everything” “she said m mom is dead my mom is dead i couldn’t believe it” as they prey and sing to remember rivera many worry about the young girl she left behind.. “it broke m heart even if i only know them…the little girl i love her” many worry about the young girl she left behind.. “it broke m heart even if i only know them…the little girl i love her” co-workers tell me rivera was a full time soldier working for the reserve unit and she will greatly be missed.