{"id":299631,"date":"2026-05-04T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/299631\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:24:09","slug":"community-rallies-for-family-of-long-beach-mother-killed-in-stabbing-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/299631\/","title":{"rendered":"Community rallies for family of Long Beach mother killed in stabbing spree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mom-long-beach.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid mb-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Support is pouring in for the family of a Long Beach mother of three killed during a stabbing spree last week that spanned Valley Stream and Island Park.<\/p>\n<p>A community fundraiser for the family of Ana Maria del Aguila-Cordova, 42, has surpassed $13,000 in just two days.<\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe effort describes del Aguila-Cordova as a \u201cvibrant spirit\u201d and a devoted mother who was the backbone of her family.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by family friend Sandra Macedo, the effort aims to cover funeral costs and provide immediate financial stability for the victim\u2019s husband, Elvis Chavez, and their three children.<\/p>\n<p>Timeline of the attacks<\/p>\n<p>Del Aguila-Cordova was working at a Wendy\u2019s in Island Park when she was fatally stabbed outside the restaurant about 12:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Police soon after arrested Rony Yahir Alvarenga-Rivera, 22, of El Salvador\u2014who entered the U.S. as an unaccompanied 12-year-old in 2016. He has been arrested and charged in connection with the attacks that began Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the violence started about 9:30 p.m. at Alvarenga-Rivera\u2019s home on West Mineola Avenue in Valley Stream. There, Alvarenga-Rivera is accused of fatally stabbing his roommate, 32-year-old Eddy Raquel Hernandez Castillo.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, police said the suspect went to the Island Park Wendy\u2019s, where he worked alongside del Aguila-Cordova and attacked her while she was on duty.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into a motive behind the killings is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy of a devoted mom<\/p>\n<p>Del Aguila-Cordova\u2019s husband and children \u2014 Evan, 8, Jesse, 2, and Joseph, 22, who lives in Peru \u2014 now face the sudden loss of their primary support system.<\/p>\n<p>Coworkers and friends remember del Aguila as a steady, hardworking presence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe loved her family, and they were her biggest motivation,\u201d the fundraiser states.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, she was described as a devoted employee with a strong work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith her unwavering enthusiasm and love, she gained the admiration from her colleagues, friends, and family alike,\u201d Macedo wrote. \u201cThis is thanks to a blend of warmth, dedication, and unwavering work ethic that she gave out to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Top: courtesy of GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GLI_LOGO-FAVICON-NOBG.png\" alt=\"Your Long Island news, delivered.\" width=\"180\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                Your Long Island news, delivered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Subscribe to the GLI Newsletter \u2014 its free<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Support is pouring in for the family of a Long Beach mother of three killed during a stabbing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[18248,134,126897,131,133,132,99580,1878,38746,74749],"class_list":["post-299631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-gofundme","tag-homicide","tag-island-park","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-nassau-county-police","tag-stabbing","tag-valley-stream","tag-wendys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}