Neighbors Say Stabbing Spree Suspect Lost It After Spat Over Roommate

The Martha’s Vineyard man accused of stabbing six people in Massachusetts over the weekend had reportedly been involved in a heated dispute with neighbors just beforehand that culminated in him hurling a shovel through their window.

Jared Ravizza, 26, is due to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Ravizza is accused of going on an unprovoked rampage on Saturday night in which he randomly stabbed four girls inside a movie theater before later attacking two employees at a McDonald’s. He was taken into custody after allegedly leading cops on a chase that ended with him crashing his Porsche.

Hours before that chaotic chain of events, Ravizza had flipped out when his neighbors in Connecticut called the police on his roommate for allegedly trespassing on their property, according to the New York Post. The roommate, identified only as Bruce, had been staying with Ravizza at a home he was renting in Deep River and had been known to walk around the neighborhood with his pet poodle. But some neighbors said Bruce would sit on their porches without permission, leading to police being called Saturday.

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