Crime & Safety
Pittsburgh Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Father
A Pittsburgh man is in custody after his father was stabbed to death in his home Monday.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A man has been charged with criminal homicide in connection with the stabbing death of his father Monday.
According to Pittsburgh Public safety officials, police and EMS arrived at a home in the 2100 block of Lucina Avenue just before 3 p.m. for a reported domestic incident. In the entryway, they found a man with a severe chest laceration.
James Hudak, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Christopher Hudak, 28, who lives in the home, initially was taken to the hospital for a hand injury and then was arrested. He is being housed in the Allegheny County Jail.
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