{"id":50705,"date":"2025-11-24T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/50705\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:35:10","slug":"nyc-man-accused-of-murdering-80-year-old-roommate-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/50705\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC man accused of murdering 80-year-old roommate: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 A suspect has been arrested and accused of murder after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/man-80-stabbed-death-manhattan-130243418.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:80-year-old man was found stabbed to death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">80-year-old man was found stabbed to death<\/a> in a Manhattan apartment building Monday morning, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alon Riabichev, 45, was arrested around 8:45 a.m., five hours after the victim was found with fatal stab wounds to his neck and abdomen at a building on Overlook Avenue, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Riabichev and the victim, 80-year-old Lev Vayner, lived in the building as roommates, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vayner was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:crimestoppers.nypdonline.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. 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