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MS-13 is suspected of killing her daughter. Now she is dead in a dispute over the memorial.

Related Topics: Long Island, MS-13, WCBS-TV

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Almost exactly two years ago, mourners gathered at Brentwood High School on Long Island to remember teenagers Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens, who were allegedly killed by suspected MS-13 gang members. The night was pierced with hundreds of candle flames marshaled on the football field, though the two friends dreamed of playing professional basketball.

Kayla's mother, Evelyn Rodriguez, organized another vigil for Friday to mark precisely the two years since Kayla's body was recovered from a wooded area off Ray Court, a verdant cul-de-sac.

The family put together a memorial along the street for Kayla, whose slaying President Donald Trump invoked in his State of the Union address in January.