The first victim - Angel Gustavo Lata-Landi, 36, a construction worker waiting for a ride home from a Chelsea work site when Rivera allegedly knifed him in the stomach - was a regular at a Peekskill bodega near the boarding house where he lived, said clerk Maria Rivas, 24. 'This is crazy because he's very nice, very quiet. He comes here every day. I'm very, very sad.'
His family - who watched Rivera's arraignment in Manhattan court Tuesday with tear-filled eyes - declined to comment. Outside the courtroom, Lata-Landi's loved ones held signs and pressed officials to keep Rivera behind bars, Gothamist reported. 'He died working, and we just want justice,' his sister Vertha Land told the outlet. 'The city should take responsibility for the disaster we've been left with.'
The second victim, Chang Wang, 67, was minding his business while fishing in the East River when he was stabbed to death. A lone, unlit candle with a fishing hook taped to it stood as a tiny, yet potent memorial Tuesday at the spot near The Water Club where prosecutors said he was found in a pool of blood.
'It's scary,' Keith said. 'I was down here yesterday so the stabber had to have passed me. I feel for the fisherman, but I also feel for the homeless.'
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