ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The suspect in a fatal stabbing that occurred on Costar Street in June has been identified as a man in custody for a murder in North Carolina.
On June 8, officers responded to Costar Street after a tenant of an upstairs apartment called 911 upon finding Vega, the owner of the residence, who lived in the apartment downstairs, dead when they returned from being out of town. At the time his body was discovered, police say it is believed he had been dead for at least a day.
As the investigation proceeded, detectives were informed that an individual, identified as 22-year-old Jaheim Bennett, was allowed to stay in the upstairs apartment while the tenant was away. During that period, police say it appears there was an altercation between Vega and Bennett after Vega went to the upstairs apartment. Police allege that Bennett stabbed the victim several dozen times and proceeded to flee Rochester…