The police in New Orleans, United States, have arrested a 27-year-old Nigerian man identified as Chukwuebuka Eweni after he allegedly stabbed his father to death and attacked his two sisters during a domestic incident on Pebble Street.
Family members reportedly told WWL Louisiana that the victim, Samuel Eweni, was a computer sciences professor at Southern University at New Orleans.
They confirmed that his two daughters were the surviving victims of the attack.
Relatives described the incident as “sudden and shocking,” noting that while the suspect had a history of mental illness, he had never been violent in the past.
According to the outlet, one sister has been discharged from hospital, while the other remains hospitalized but is expected to recover.
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) confirmed that the suspect had been found in Jefferson Parish.
“Chukwuebuka Eweni has been located in Jefferson Parish,” the department said.
“He is currently in law enforcement custody while undergoing medical evaluation at an area facility.”
“The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Chukwuebuka Eweni in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on the evening of November 11, 2025, in the 8000 block of Pebble Street that also left two additional victims injured,” the statement read.
Officers were responding to a report of “an aggravated battery by cutting believed to be domestic in nature.”
When they arrived, they found an unresponsive adult male with at least one fatal stab wound, along with two adult female victims suffering from stab injuries.
Both women were transported to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.
Investigators said they had formally identified Eweni as the suspect.
“Through investigation, NOPD Homicide Section detectives have developed and positively identified Eweni as the perpetrator in this incident and have obtained an arrest warrant on one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder,” the statement said.
Police added that “this suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous.”
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will officially release the deceased victim’s identity and cause of death after conducting an autopsy and notifying next of kin.
Source: Sahara Reporter.
