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Man stabbed to death during fight with roommate, police say

Detectives said the victim was stabbed multiple times during a fight with his roommate. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was stabbed to death during a fight with his roommate in east Charlotte early Friday morning, police said. 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were called to the Park Creek Apartments just off Milton Road around 3:30 a.m. When police got to the scene, they found the victim dead from multiple stab wounds. 

Detectives said the victim, Claudio Pedro Palomares, was stabbed during an argument with his roommate. CMPD said the suspect, Ennio Ivan Santios-Solorzano, was also hurt during the fight and called 911 until police arrived. He was taken to a Charlotte hospital for treatment and is expected to recover. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. 

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