Irvine man charged in Anaheim apartment killing of his co-worker, another man

A 26-year-old Irvine man was charged with homicide Friday within the stabbings deaths of two roommates at an Anaheim condo complicated.

The suspect, 26-year-old Ramy Hany Mounir Fahim, stabbed his co-worker and his co-worker’s roommate to loss of life of their Katella Avenue condo early Tuesday morning, in line with the Orange County District Legal professional’s Workplace.

He has been charged with two counts of homicide, and two enhancements every of mendacity in wait, a number of murders, and the private use of a lethal weapon.

This makes him eligible for the loss of life penalty, in line with the DA’s Workplace.

The victims, Griffin Cuomo and Jonathan Bahm, each 23 years outdated, have been current graduates of Chapman College, the college stated in an electronic mail.

Cuomo and Fahim labored collectively at an Orange County wealth administration firm, in line with the DA’s Workplace.

The deadly stabbings occurred round 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

That morning, officers responding to experiences of an assault in progress discovered the 2 males useless and Fahim injured contained in the condo. A big knife was recovered on the scene.

Neighbors described seeing blood “in every single place” within the elevator and the hallway.

At first, police didn’t know the way Fahim was concerned within the killings.

They later discovered {that a} constructing safety guard had encountered Fahim on the condo complicated’ roof at midnight, simply hours earlier than the lethal assault.

He was then seen on the identical ground of the victims’ condo within the morning. Safety digital camera footage shared with KTLA confirmed him standing outdoors the condo hours earlier than the killings.

Fahim was arrested later that day.

He’s now being held with out bail. His arraignment is scheduled for Might 6 at a courtroom in Fullerton.

It stays unclear what motivated the assault that claimed the lives of the 2 younger males.

“These younger males have been simply beginning to reside out their desires and discover their locations on the earth. However an intruder who stalked them after which slashed them to loss of life in their very own dwelling interrupted these desires,” O.C. District Legal professional Todd Spitzer stated in an announcement. “The callous manner that two younger lives have been ended can’t be ignored and we are going to do the whole lot we will to make sure justice is served.”

In keeping with Chapman College, Cuomo had not too long ago graduated with a level in strategic communication, whereas Bahm had a level in pc science from the varsity.

“Being such current graduates, I do know that many on campus share int he heartbreak of this tragedy. It’s horrible after we lose members of our Chapman household,” Chapman Government Vice President Matthew Parlow stated in an electronic mail to the campus neighborhood.