Police ID Man Stabbed To Death In Hicksville Restaurant

Hicksville NY

20 July, 2020

4:31 PM

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HICKSVILLE, NY — Police have identified a Hicksville restaurant worker who police say was stabbed to death by a coworker armed with a piece of glass on Thursday, July 16. Elvin Padilla, 37, of Hicksville, was stabbed to death by coworker David Jimenez Salazar, 22, of Farmingdale, at La Candela, a Peruvian restaurant on South Broadway, police say. Jimenez Salazar was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon after the killing. Police were called to the restaurant around 10:45 p.m. July 16 for a report of a bleeding man. Police say that Jimenez Salazar slashed Padilla during a fight. A police medic declared Padilla dead at the restaurant. Jimenez Salazar was placed in custody at the restaurant and was arraigned Friday, July 17. He was remanded into custody. David Jimenez Salazar, of Farmingdale, was charged with second-degree murder. (Photo courtesy of the Nassau County Police Department)