BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A 25-year-old man was arraigned Monday on a murder charge in connection with the deadly stabbing of his roommate in Brockton.

Robert Savignano faced a judge in Brockton District Court after the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said he stabbed James Jennette, 35, multiple times during an altercation at their Lisa Drive home around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Emergency responders found Jeannette unconscious and transported him to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the DA’s office.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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