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Case Description
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On a cold January evening in Hempstead, New York, 49-year-old Santos Valeriano Argueta, a man who had moved to the village from El Salvador in 2004, was eating dinner at Antojitos Express. His life took a tragic and heroic turn when a man entered the restaurant in an attempt to rob a nearby deli. When the assailant began to pistol-whip another patron, Argueta intervened in an effort to stop the attack.

The suspect, identified as Deshawn Martin, then pulled Argueta outside the restaurant n ...Read More
Victim Details

Santos Valeriano Argueta

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Hempstead

NY

2022-01-30

49

Santos

Valeriano Argueta

01/09/2026