Police: Man stabbed roommate to death

A Fairfax County man is accused of stabbing his roommate to death in their apartment. Police said 47-year-old Calvin Johnson was charged with murder after his roommate was found dead inside their home on the 7900 block of Audubon Avenue at about 3 p.m. Monday.

Kenneth J. Russell, 55, had suffered multiple stab wounds to the upper body, police said.

Johnson called 911 to report the death to police, said Officer Bud Walker, a Fairfax County police spokesman.

Johnson and the roommate were the only people in the apartment when police arrived, Walker said. He would not comment on a motive for the slaying.

Emily Babay

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