Marinus Iwuchukwu and his Wilkins Township home.Photo: Georgetown University, Google Maps
A beloved professor was stabbed to death in a Tuesday murder-suicide at his Wilkins Township, Penn., home. His wife then shot herself to death.
According to astatement from the Allegheny County Department of Police, officers arrived a little before 10 a.m. at a local home to check on the welfare of a couple involved in a “violent domestic” dispute. A third party had told police someone inside the residence had been stabbed, and that the woman inside had a gun.
When officers couldn’t obtain a response from the residents in the home, SWAT officers were called out to assist. After gaining entry, the SWAT team foundDr. Marinus Iwuchukwu, 59, and his wife, Charte Dunn, 50, dead.
Both had suffered stab wounds, according to the press release, and Dunn also had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It’s unclear what led up to the fatal incident.
Iwuchukwu, who had a Ph.D. in systematic theology and an M.A. in journalism from Marquette University, originally hailed from Nigeria. He was an associate professor of theology at Duquesne, the school confirmed. He had worked there since 2008 and specialized in interreligious dialogue, inclusive religious pluralism and media & religion. He was also the author and editor of various books.
A Duquesne University spokesperson said the professor’s death was a “tragedy for all involved.”
Marisa Captline, a student aide in the theology department who worked with him in 2022, toldthe Duquesne Dukethat Iwuchukwu was “genuinely, just such a kindhearted person” who had always expressed interest about what was going on in her life.
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“I’m still looking across the street,” Carl Mosley told the outlet. “There’s no words, really. I’m kind of speechless, because he was a good guy.”
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers can remain anonymous.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
