Salvadorian immigrant Gherson sentenced to only 20 years after killing Jose as they smoked outside a Copiague New York deli
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2025 2:36 pm
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COPIAGUE, NEW YORK - A Salvadorian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of another man outside a Copiague deli two years ago.
On May 15, 2023, Gherson Lopez and the victim, 34-year-old Jose Argueta-Canales, were smoking outside a Copiague deli when they got in a verbal altercation. The altercation turned physical, but the fight ended when Lopez complained that he hurt his hand during the scuffle. Lopez and Argueta-Canales allegedly then shook hands, and the victim sat down on a bench near the deli and began eating. The two men exchanged words again as Argueta-Canales was seated on the bench, when Lopez stood over the victim and stabbed him in the chest twice, causing his death.
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