A Nigerian Professor of Theology, Marinus Iwuchukwu, as well as a woman identified as Charce Dunn have been found dead in his residence at Pittsburg Pennsylvania, United States of America.
The duo were found dead at about 10am along Thorncrest Drive, Wilkins Township, Pittsburg on Tuesday after neighbours reported alleged “domestic disturbance.”
According to the Allegheny County Police, they received a call to check on the well-being of a couple inside their home.
“A third party who was unable to reach the male resident learned that the man had been stabbed while a woman remained inside the residence with a firearm, the police disclosed.
It was gathered that the SWAT team made entry into the home and found a 59-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman dead.
The deceased both appeared to have sustained lacerations, and the woman sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Meanwhile, the police said the incident is under investigated as suspected murder and suicide.
The Duquesne Catholic University, where Iwuchukwu worked as an associate professor of theology until his death while reacting to the ugly incident in a statement by its spokesman Gabriel Welsch commiserated with family and friends of the deceased don.
Welsch said, “This is a tragedy for all involved and our thoughts and prayers are with Professor Iwuchukwu’s colleagues, students, friends, and loved ones.”