Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Stabbed Cousin, Injured Cousin's Girlfriend: SCPD
The man stabbed his cousin at their workplace and then stabbed his cousin's girlfriend, police say.
HAUPPAUGE, NY — A man was arrested after he was accused of fatally stabbing his cousin and then injuring his cousin's girlfriend on Thursday morning, Suffolk police said.
Wilson Felipe Andrade-Molina, 37, of Brentwood, stabbed his cousin, Luis Miguel Andrade-Cando, 38, of Brentwood, at their workplace, at 400 Oser Ave., Suite 2050, Hauppauge, around 7:30 a.m., police said. Andrade-Cando was pronounced dead at the scene.
Andrade-Molina then drove to Charter Oaks Avenue in Brentwood and stabbed Andrade-Cando’s girlfriend, Santa Pena, 46, of Brentwood, at 8:05 a.m., police said. Pena was listed in critical but stable condition at a hospital, police said.
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Police found Andrade-Molina on Gibson Street and Bay Avenue in Bay Shore around 8:50 a.m. and arrested him, police said.
Andrade-Molina was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. He will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.
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