Couple Killed Roommate for Playing Loud Music

A Bronx couple is accused of stabbing their roommate to death after turning up the music to drown out the arguing. 

According to the New York Post, “the 29-year-old victim told the couple – a 21-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman – to keep it down when he heard them arguing around 3 a.m. inside the apartment on Perry Avenue near East 205th Street in Norwood, police sources said.”

After the confrontation, the victim turned on some music to drown out the couple’s noise which enraged the couple. They stabbed the victim multiple times in the neck and chest, leaving him unresponsive. 

By the time responding officers arrived, the victim was unconscious and unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on the scene when EMS arrived. 

The victim nor the couple’s name has been released. However, the couple was taken into custody with pending charges.