Darwin Martinez Torres is an illegal alien residing in Sterling, Virginia. ^[1] Torres received national media attention after he was arrested and charged with the murder of Muslim teenager Nabra Hassanen on June 18, 2017. ^[1]

Torres is a citizen of El Salvador.

On June 18, 2017, Torres was taken into custody, in connection with the murder of Nabra Hassanen. ^[1]

Hassanen was with a group of as many as 15 other teens who had left their Sterling-area Mosque between Ramadan prayers to get food at a local McDonald's. ^[1]

The teens were making their way back to the All Dulles Area Muslim Society between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. early that Sunday morning, some walking and some riding bikes, when Torres drove up to the group and began to argue with a male teen.

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Torres drove onto a curb and the group scattered.

He caught up with them in a nearby parking lot, got out of his car armed with a baseball bat and began chasing the group. ^[1]

Torres hit Hassanen with the bat and took her with him in his car to another nearby location, where he assaulted her another time. ^[1] Authorities later found her body in a pond in the 21500 block of Ridgetop Circle in Sterling, Virginia. ^[1]

Hassanen died of blunt force trauma to her upper body. Authorities arrested Torres when he was seen driving suspiciously near the area where Hassanen's body was found.

Torres is being charged with murder. Police have cited road rage for the motive of the crime.

He was arraigned on June 19, 2017. A judge denied bail pending a July 19, 2017 court appearance.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have put a detainer on him, stating he's a citizen of El Salvador and that there's probable cause to believe he lacks permission to be in the United States.