West Chicago Man Charged With Stabbing Roommate To Death

WEST CHICAGO, IL — A West Chicago man faces murder charges after police say he stabbed his roommate to death with a steak knife. Frank Rosas, 29, of the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue, had bond set at $1 million after he was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jose Alonso-Lopez, 56.

According to police, Rosas came to the West Chicago Police Department on March 22 and said he had killed his roommate. When police got to the scene, they found Alonso-Lopez's body wrapped in a blanket in his own bed.

Police say they found "large amounts of blood on the mattress and floor surrounding the bed" and found a steak knife with "apparent blood on the handle" in a trash can outside the home.

In a statement, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said, "It is alleged that during the evening of March 21, Frank Rosas viciously murdered his roommate Jose Alonso-Lopez by stabbing him more than thirty times. This was a senseless loss of life and I offer my sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Alonso-Lopez as they grieve their loss."

Rosas, who has been in the hospital since the fatal stabbing from an injury he sustained during the struggle, is set to appear in court again on April 27.