Overview
- Nassau County police say a suspect is in custody after two women were fatally stabbed hours apart in adjacent Long Island communities.
- The first killing occurred outside a Wendy’s in Island Park around 12:30 a.m., where an employee was attacked while taking out the trash.
- A second woman was stabbed to death inside a home on West Mineola Avenue in Valley Stream at about 3 a.m.
- Officers detained the unnamed suspect outside a 7-Eleven in Lynbrook, with formal charges still pending.
- Police say the suspect knew both victims, and they have not identified a motive as neighbors described a heavy police response.