ROOSEVELT, N.Y. (AP) - Police on Long Island have identified the remains of a body found in a wooded area in Roosevelt.
Nassau County police said Monday that 19-year-old Josue Amaya Leonor, of Roosevelt, was the victim of a homicide, possibly at the hands of the MS-13 gang.
His remains were discovered on Wednesday, the same day a third person was arraigned on murder charges in the death of 15-year-old Angel Soler.
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Soler was attacked in July by a group of alleged MS-13 gang members and was hacked to death with a machete.
MS-13 is believed to be behind 25 killings on Long Island during the past two years.
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