MS-13 Victim Identified As Teenager: Nassau Police

Hempstead NY

10 November, 2020

1:31 PM

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UNIONDALE, NY — Nassau County police on Tuesday identified the body officers found buried in Uniondale last month. Osmin Campos-Sandoval, 19, of Hempstead, was found in the woods near the Uniondale Water Tower on Oct. 6. The area is near Uniondale High School. Police believe Campos-Sandoval was killed in 2016 or 2017 as a result of MS-13 violence. According to Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Campos-Sandoval's body was found as police investigated MS-13 crimes in the area. Officers went back to the woods, which they had searched before, and investigated a different area based on new information. Campos-Sandoval's body was found with the help of a cadaver-sniffing dog from the New York State Police Department. Ryder said Campos-Sandoval is the 16th victim of MS-13 in Nassau County. Five others have been found buried in graves around the county. Bodies have been found in the Massapequa Preserve and the Roosevelt Preserve.