A Hudson Valley man was murdered outside his home by his neighbor. The murderer was later found in a river.

On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that, after a four-week trial, a jury found a Westchester County man guilty of murder.

Westchester County, New York Man Found Guilty of Murder

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Lateef Butler, 23, of Yonkers was fatally shot outside of his Yonkers apartment building in 2020. The shooting was caught on video.

On Wednesday, 30-year-old Terrence Gonzalez was found guilty of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Gonzalez and Butler lived in the same apartment building.

Gonzalez faces a sentence ranging from a minimum of 15 years to life to a maximum of 25 years to life in state prison when he is sentenced in February.

Yonkers, New York Man Murdered Outside Home

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On June 26, 2020, at approximately 6:08 p.m., Gonzalez used a .38 caliber revolver to shoot Butler five times, striking him in the neck, chest, hip and thigh, during a dispute outside an apartment building where they both lived on Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers.

Butler was transported to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, where he was pronounced dead.

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Murder Suspect Found In Saw Mill River

Following the fatal shooting, the Yonkers Police Department found and arrested Gonzalez in the Saw Mill River.

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During the pursuit, police recovered the gun used to murder the victim under a bush near Center Street, and obtained surveillance video of the fatal shooting.

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