WHITE PLAINS – A Peekskill resident pled guilty in Westchester County Court to a charge of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a Peekskill teenager.
District Attorney Miriam Rocah said Matthew Torres, 18, also pled guilty on September 29 to armed assault.
He faces from five to 25 years in state prison with 2 ½ to five years of post-release supervision.
On November 28, 2020 at about 9:15 p.m., several teens gathered at China Pier on Louisa Street in Peekskill to settle a dispute that began on social media.
Torres, who was 17 at the time, stabbed 18-year-old Joaquin Salazar several times during the exchange.
Salazar was taken to Westchester Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
A second victim, who sustained a single stab wound, was also taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery.
The Peekskill Police Department was assisted by State Police in the investigation and arrest of Torres, who is scheduled to be sentenced in December.
