Migrant in New York suspected of killing roommate and Wendy’s coworker within hours of each other

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsMigrant in New York suspected of killing roommate and Wendy’s coworker within hours of each otherThe suspect had been living in the US since he was 12 years oldAlex Lang in New York Sunday 03 May 2026 02:01 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969593","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/new-york-murder-wendys-nassau-county-b2969593.html","title":"Migrant in New York suspected of killing roommate and Wendy’s coworker"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-2113","index":0}Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera is accused of stabbing two women to death in New York. One victim was a roommate and the other was a coworker (Nassau County police)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEven...