MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to 2017 Quadruple Homicide on Long Island
Edwin Rodriguez admitted to participating in the brutal killing of four young men, marking a significant development in the ongoing battle against gang violence in the region.
- Edwin Rodriguez, 24, has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to the 2017 killings of four young men in Central Islip, Long Island.
- The victims were lured to a wooded park under the guise of smoking marijuana before being attacked by Rodriguez and other MS-13 members with machetes, knives, and clubs.
- Rodriguez, who fled to El Salvador after the murders and was extradited to the U.S. in 2022, faces up to life in prison.
- More than a dozen MS-13 members and associates have been charged in connection with the killings, part of a string of gang-related deaths that have shocked the community.
- The guilty plea marks a significant development in the long-standing effort to combat MS-13's influence in the region, with Rodriguez being the final participant to admit his role in the crime.
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