20-year-old Kevin Lopez-Morales became the fifth accused in the death of Angela Soler from long island, who was hacked to death with machetes.
The body of a teenager was found in October 2017 in a wooded area Roosevelt Preserve under the concrete slab. And at the end of may this year, literally about a mile from the scene of the murder 15-year-old Solera discovered the remains of 19-year-old Jose Amaya Leonora. Investigators believe that these 2 things are linked.
20 year old Kevin Lopez Morales is facing charges for two MS-13 linked murders. Police believe Lopez Morales was involved in the deaths of both Soler and Angel Josue Amaya, Leonor. He is the second man to be charged in both murders and will face a judge today. @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/6QmZbb28Gt
— Candace McCowan (@CandaceMcCowan7) September 7, 2018
Over the past few months on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Soler was arrested 4 person: Dennis Lopez, David Sosa Guevara, Victor Lopez and Jose Figueroa-Velazquez. The latter, as found by the investigators, also involved with the death of Leonora.
Back in may when they arrested Figueroa-Velazquez, it was believed that the murder Solera was another member of the gang MS-13. According to police, it was a Lopez-Morales. He will appear in court today, September 7, for 2 cases of murder 2nd degree.
DEVELOPING: The latest MS-13 suspect, Kevin Lopez Morales, now on his way to court for the murder of 2 Nassau County teens in 2016. These are 2 of the 10 murders here in Nara, related to this brutal gang. @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/WsCBXaeOck
— Stacey Sager (@staceysager7) September 7, 2018
During the court hearing, which took place this week in the case of the second of the slain teenager, Jose Leonora district Prosecutor’s office said that the boy belonged to a gang, warring with MS-13. Investigators believe that he was lured into the woods, where «brutally hacked to death with machetes».
In April the gang MS-13 threatened «to take control of the streets» of long island, as in El Salvador. According to Federal prosecutors, MS-13 has thousands of members across the country and over the past 2 years was associated with more than two dozen deaths on long island.
We will remind, in July began the trial of 12 defendants in the case about the murder of 15-year-old Lisandro Guzman-Feliz nicknamed Junior. Presumably they 20 Jun pulled the teenager from the store, beaten, and then stabbed and hacked with a machete.
