Man charged with killing 2 women he knew hours apart in Nassau County
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An immigrant man was arrested in New York’s Nassau County and charged with stabbing two women to death within hours of each other. Local officials in this case underscore broader concerns about federal immigration policy.
The suspect, identified as Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, 22, faces one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, authorities said. Police said he was taken into custody after he approached officers and stated that he had killed someone earlier that night.
Violence unfolded within hours at two locations in Nassau County.
The first victim, a 42-year-old woman, was found outside the Wendy’s restaurant on Austin Boulevard in North Long Beach around 12:30 a.m. Friday, police said. Officers responding to a call for a person with a knife found the woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Officers conducting a welfare check at a residence on West Mineola Boulevard in Valley Stream discovered a second victim. (Google Maps; WNYW)
While investigators were working on this case, police said they were alerted to a man seeking help at a location on Atlantic Avenue in Lynbrook. When officers arrived, homicide detectives took action after the man told them he had killed someone.
During the investigation, authorities said they learned the suspect may have been involved in a second murder.
Officers conducting a welfare check at a residence on Mineola Boulevard in Valley Stream discovered a second victim, a 32-year-old woman, dead in the home. Police said both victims had multiple stab wounds to their necks and torsos.
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Police say the suspect worked with one of the victims at Wendy’s for about a year. (WNYC)
Investigators said the suspect knew both women. They said the 42-year-old victim worked at Wendy’s with the suspect, while the second victim lived in the same home, where the residents shared common areas but had separate bedrooms.
The Valley Stream homicide is believed to have occurred shortly after 3 a.m. Friday morning, following an earlier stabbing in Long Beach, police said.
Nassau Det. Lt. George D’Arienzo speaks with law enforcement at a press conference on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (WNYW)
When asked why, Nassau Det. Lt. George D’Arienzo said it could be summed up in one word: “anger.”
The identities of the victims have not yet been made public as authorities are trying to notify family members, officials said. Police noted that the elderly victim had two young children.
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stated that the suspect entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor and was later allowed to stay, arguing that the murders showed failures in federal immigration policy and so-called “open borders” approaches. Police have not publicly confirmed the suspect’s immigration status.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
