Nassau police said a 30-year-old man was in custody late Thursday in connection with the fatal stabbings of a man and a woman at a Plainedge deli described by people in the neighborhood as a family-owned and much-beloved community hub for decades.

The "male subject, 30, was located and placed under arrest without incident," stated a Nassau County Police Department news release late Thursday. The names of the victims and the man in custody were not immediately provided. The release also did not say what led up to the killings or potential charges facing the man arrested.

The female victim, 62, was pronounced dead at the Hicksville Road deli, A & A Italian Deli & Pizza . The male victim, 70, was transported to a hospital, where he died, the police said.

Neighbors described the victims

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