A Canarsie man was arrested on Monday night for allegedly stabbing his 70-year-old neighbor to death.

The victim, Fredrick Howard, was allegedly brutally attacked by 31-year-old Josny Jean inside the multi-family East 87th Street home where both men resided in the early hours of Sept. 8, police said. Howard was brought by private means to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to the chest, and later succumbed to his injuries.

Police were called to Brookdale after Howard arrived and determined that the incident had taken place at his home. Both Howard and Jean lived at the multi-family residence, though it was unclear if they lived in the same unit.

The pair had been reportedly been engaged in an ongoing dispute , the cause of which was not clear. Close

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