Inset, left to right: Alan “Alena” Abad (Spring Valley Police Department) and Abad dancing in a TikTok video made hours before allegedly killing two women in New York (Alinaabad4/TikTok). Background: The apartment building where Abad allegedly killed two women on Feb. 15, 2025 (Google Maps).
A 19-year-old from New Jersey has been arrested for allegedly killing two women over the weekend, beating them to death inside a New York apartment just a few hours after the accused killer posted videos of themselves dancing on TikTok.
Alan “Alena” Abad was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with one count of first-degree murder in the attack, authorities announced.
According to a news release from the Spring Valley Police Department, officers at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, responded to a request for a welfare check at an apartment complex on Gesner Drive. The building is about 30 miles north of Manhattan.
Upon arriving at the scene, first responders said they entered the apartment and found two adult females who appeared to have suffered “significant head injuries.” The victims were not publicly identified by authorities.
One of the victims was pronounced dead on the scene. The other victim was rushed to nearby Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
Following a preliminary investigation, police said they identified Abad, of Westwood, New Jersey, as the prime suspect. The suspect was arrested less than 24 hours later, though authorities did not say where Abad was taken into custody.
Following the arrest, Abad was transported and processed at the Rockland County Jail. Abad was arraigned on the murder charge and remanded back to detention, police said.
While a motive for the alleged attack was not disclosed, authorities said it was an isolated incident, the alleged attacker and the victims knew each other, and there was not an ongoing threat to the public.
Police also clarified that neither victim was shot.
“There were no firearms involved, despite earlier posts and reports,” the release states.
According to a report from local news website Daily Voice, Abad is a male who identifies as female. In the hours before Abad allegedly killed the two women, the suspected murderer posted several videos to TikTok in which Abad is dancing outside to a variety of songs.
A final video clip shows Abad eating pizza. In that video, an older woman can be seen sitting in a chair in the background.
Abad is currently in detention.
