NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — Police have charged a man with murder after he allegedly stabbed two women to death in Nassau County.<\/p>\n
Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, 22, turned himself in to police and was taken into custody.<\/p>\n
The two women were stabbed to death at different locations.<\/p>\n
Early Friday morning, police responded to a 911 call from a Wendy’s at 33 Austin Boulevard in North Long Beach.<\/p>\n
A 42-year-old woman had been stabbed outside the restaurant and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
Investigators believe the deceased woman and their suspect were coworkers at that Wendy’s.<\/p>\n
Police received a call confessing to a murder.<\/p>\n
“He said he had killed somebody that night, homicide detectives responded to that scene,” said Detective Lieutenant George Darienzo, commanding officer of homicide for the Nassau County Police Department.<\/p>\n
A few hours later, police in Lynbrook responded to a well check call at 90 West Mineola Avenue in Valley Stream.<\/p>\n
Officers found a woman, 32, dead inside the home. She had been fatally stabbed.<\/p>\n
“They observed an individual in the likeness of the photo that they had from the scene of the murder. A short conversation ensued, and an arrest was made during that time, that same time, information was received that this individual may be responsible for a second murder,” Darienzo said.<\/p>\n
Rivera is charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.<\/p>\n
Nassau County officials also claim the suspect is an immigrant from El Salvador who entered the country illegally.<\/p>\n
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