Albany man accused of fatally stabbing roommate

ALBANY – An Albany man is in custody after police say he stabbed his roommate to death early Friday morning.

Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a residence on Clinton Street between Third and Fourth avenues. They found 56-year-old Rodney McClean with multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say 59-year-old Jimmie Lee Allen stabbed him during an altercation.

Allen is charged with second-degree murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.

This follows a similar stabbing in Albany earlier this week, where another man stabbed his roommate.

It’s the ninth homicide in the city this year.