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Alleged MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Charged For Two More Long Island Murders
A Long Island alleged MS-13 gang member known as "Shadow" has been charged with more two new gang-related killings.
Raul Ponce, age 23, of Hempstead, pleaded not guilty to the new charges on Thursday, Nov. 11, bringing the total number of murder charges he is facing to four.
Following his plea in court, Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick, commander of the Nassau County Police Department's homicide squad, said at a news conference that Ponce had always been "on the radar," for the killings that took place a couple of years ago.
The El Salvador native has been in prison on Long Island since 2018, …
MS-13 Clique Leader Indicted For 2017 Hempstead Murder
An MS-13 clique leader on Long Island has become the latest to be indicted for his role in a 2017 murder of an innocent man in Hempstead, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced.
Click here for an earlier, related story: MS-13 'Rendered Inoperable' In Suffolk County After Massive New Takedown, Prosecutors Announce
Ramon Martines, 36, of Hempstead, was arraigned and charged on Friday, Dec. 20 with murder, first and second-degree conspiracy, all felonies, for his role in the March 2017 murder of Nelson Rodriguez.
Singas said that on March 20, 2017, Martines - the a…
