Operatives of the New Orleans police have arrested 27-year-old man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, after reportedly stabbing his father to death and injuring his two sisters in a domestic attack on Pebble Street.
Family members, who told a local outlet, WWL Louisiana that the deceased, Samuel Eweni,was a computer sciences professor at Southern University at New Orleans, also confirmed that the two injured victims were his daughters.
Relatives described the incident as sudden and shocking, saying the suspect had a history of mental illness but had never been violent before.
WWL Louisiana reports that one of the injured sisters has been released from hospital, while the other remains admitted but is expected to recover.
The New Orleans Police Department also confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday that Eweni had been located in Jefferson Parish.
“Chukwuebuka Eweni has been located in Jefferson Parish.
“He is currently in law enforcement custody while undergoing medical evaluation at an area facility,” the police said in a statement.
NOPD provided details of the incident, which occurred around 9:59 pm on November 11, 2025.
“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 partly read.
It was stated that officers responded to a call reporting “an aggravated battery by cutting believed to be domestic in nature.
“Upon arrival, officers located inside of a residence an unresponsive adult male subject who had sustained at least one fatal stab wound and two other adult victims with stab wounds.”
The two surviving victims were immediately transported to a local hospital for treatment.
NOPD detectives confirmed the suspect’s identification and legal charges.
“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.
“This suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous,” the statement said.
The department also noted that the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will identify the deceased victim and official cause of death upon completion of autopsy and notification of next of kin.
