Suspect in custody following brutal double homicide in Spring Valley

On Saturday, February 15th at about 8:30 PM the Spring Valley Police Department received a call for service to check on the welfare of a subject at 4 Gesner Dr. When officers arrived, they discovered two female victims inside the apartment, both with significant head injuries. One was pronounced deceased at the scene and the other was transported to Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries.

Sunday evening, less than 24 hours later, nineteen-year-old, Alan Aba (also known as Alena Aba) of Westwood, New Jersey, was arrested, charged and arraigned on one count of Murder in the first degree (Penal Law 125.27) before the Honorable Judge Sweet and remanded to Rockland County Jail.

Village police wrote in a statement shared with the RCT that their investigation suggested this was an isolated incident with the parties known to each other and there is no continuing threat to the public.

There were no firearms involved, despite earlier posts and reports.

The Spring Valley Police Department thanked the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, Rockland County Computer Crimes, Rockland County B.C.I., the Suffern Police Department, the Haverstraw Police Department, the New York State Police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, Spring Hill Ambulance Corp., and the Rockland Paramedics.

Though an arrest has been made the Spring Valley Police Department is still asking anyone with information to call at 845-356-7400 or email at Tips@VillageSpringValley.org