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A Livermore man was arrested this week on suspicion of killing his roommate, who was found dead in the home they shared after not being seen for several days, police said.
Officers went to the residence on the 1000 block of North P Street at around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 2) on a welfare check for a 55-year-old man who was last heard from the Friday before. The man, whose name has not been released, was dead inside the home with apparent stab wounds, the Livermore Police Department stated in a press release confirming the homicide publicly for the first time Thursday afternoon.
Investigators soon developed leads to identify the victim’s roommate – 30-year-old Brayam Chirinos – as their prime suspect, police said.
San Francisco police allegedly spotted Chirinos driving the victim’s vehicle in their city around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. He was arrested without incident and booked into the Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of homicide, according to Livermore police.
The case has been submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for charging, according to police, who say the motive remains under investigation. The victim’s identity is being held until his next-of-kin is notified.
Police allege the suspect has a long criminal history out of Florida and Texas that included prior arrests for DUI, assault, domestic violence and false imprisonment, as well as an active warrant from out of Florida for battery and probation violation.
Livermore Police Chief Jeramy Young credited the efforts of his investigators and the San Francisco Police Citywide Plain Clothes Unit and Real Time Investigation Center for apprehending their suspect.
“I want to thank our detectives for their swift work in identifying and locating the suspect,” Young said in his department’s press release. “I would also like to thank San Francisco Police for their assistance. This suspect would not be in custody without their efforts and strong partnership.”
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