A young Long Island man has been arrested and accused of stabbing his roommate to death Sunday following a dispute at their home in Nassau County, police said.
Desean Hamilton, a 23-year-old Elmont resident, was charged with second-degree murder in the case, Nassau County police said Monday in an alert. The victim was publicly identified only as a 33-year-old man.
Investigators believe Hamilton and the victim had an argument over living conditions at their shared home, about 5 miles northeast of JFK Airport, News 12 Long Island reported. The debate ended with Hamilton stabbing the older man to death, cops said.
Officers responded to the home around 1 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a stabbing, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Cops arrived to find the victim suffering from “numerous” stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Witnesses identified Hamilton as the suspect, police said. He was arrested at the scene without incident, and his arraignment was scheduled for Monday in Hempstead.
The deadly attack was one of two fatal stabbings on Long Island during the holiday season, following a random assault at a CVS on Christmas Day.
John Pilaccio, a 43-year-old Lindenhurst man, was arrested the next day and charged with stabbing 23-year-old Edeedson “Eddy” Cine to death at the pharmacy in Suffolk County. Cine was working as a cashier at the store when Pilaccio killed him with a knife to the chest, cops said.
