Police investigating deadly stabbing in Arnold
ARNOLD, Pa. (KDKA) -- A homicide investigation is underway in Arnold, Westmoreland County after a stabbing happened in the middle of the street in broad daylight.
A Westmoreland County detective has confirmed to KDKA-TV that a suspect, identified only as a male in his 40s, is in police custody after stabbing his 73-year-old mother on Liberty Avenue on Sunday evening.
The Westmoreland County Coroner's Office has identified the woman as Diana Rebold.
The Arnold police chief tells KDKA-TV that they found the suspect next to the woman, and he admitted to killing her. She was stabbed multiple times.
BREAKING: Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in Arnold, Westmoreland County.
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"I'm shaking like a leaf because this is such a quiet neighborhood," one neighbor said in response to the incident.
Police tell KDKA-TV that witnesses say they heard two people arguing. Sources close to the investigation told KDKA-TV that the son allegedly cut his mother's throat in the middle of the road.
"To have something this brutal in this neighborhood, because everyone watches everyone here, I'm just in shock," another neighbor said. "This is just all so shocking. That's all. Good Lord, what's this world coming to?"
Officials stress that there is no active threat to the public.
The suspect's name has yet to be released.