Suspect arrested after stabbing man and his wife, killing husband on Long Island

Thursday, February 16, 2023
WEST HILLS, Long Island (WABC) -- A man on Long Island was arrested and charged Thursday for stabbing a husband and wife, killing one of them.

The stabbing happened on Oakwood Road in West Hills across the street from a middle school.
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Suffolk County Police say the suspect, 53-year-old Candelario Cordova, was driving a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 58-year-old Roque Cisneros, when he pulled over on Oakwood Road, grabbed a knife from his trunk and began stabbing Cisneros.

Cisneros' wife, 54-year-old Vilma Campos, pulled up and Cordova then stabbed Campos.

Witnesses called police and officers responded and took Cordova into custody.

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Cisneros was pronounced dead at the scene. Campos was taken to Huntington Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.



Cordova was charged with second degree murder. Further charges are pending.
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He is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Friday.

There's no word yet on what led up to the stabbing or whether the suspect and victims knew each other.



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