A man walks past police tape near a crime scene in Central Islip, N.Y., Thursday, April 13, 2017. Police say the bodies of four apparent homicide victims have been found in a Long Island park. The victims were found in a wooded area near a recreation center in Central Islip. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Three members of the MS-13 street gang have been indicted in connection to the April murders of four men found hacked to death in a Long Island park, federal prosecutors announced on Monday.
Court records says the charges were unsealed on Thursday.
MS-13 GANG MEMBERS ON LONG ISLAND ARRESTED, POLICE SAY
The four victims, found brutally murdered near a soccer field in a park in Central Islip, were identified as a 16-year-old, a 20-year-old man and two 18-year-olds, including one visiting from Florida.
The indictment identified the defendants as Alexis Hernandez, Santis Leonel Ortiz-Flores and Omar Antonio Villata.
An attorney for Ortiz-Flores declined to comment. It was unclear whether the other men had attorneys.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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