A New Orleans man is in custody after his family says he stabbed his father and two sisters, leaving his father, Samuel Eweni, dead.
Family members didn’t want talk on camera Wednesday but confirmed to WWL Louisiana that Samuel Eweni was a computer sciences professor at Southern University at New Orleans.
Relatives say he and his two daughters were stabbed Tuesday night by Chukwuebuka Eweni, who is the son and brother of the victims. One of the victims was released from the hospital, the other is still being treated as of Wednesday afternoon and is expected to survive.
Family members say Eweni has long suffered from mental illness but has never been violent. They described Tuesday evening as an ordinary night at their home on Pebble Drive before Eweni grabbed a knife. They say they don’t know what set him off.
After the stabbing, family members say they found out Eweni went to New Orleans East Hospital, where he would routinely check himself in for mental help. Without knowing anything about the crime, family members say the hospital transferred him to a facility in Jefferson Parish. That’s where he was tracked down and taken into custody Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday afternoon, SUNO released the following statement about Samuel Eweni’s death:
“Dr. Eweni was more than an educator—he was a mentor and a guiding light to so many of our students,” said Dr. Joseph Bouie, Jr., Chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans. “His contributions to the College of Business and Public Administration and to the university’s mission of transforming lives through education will be remembered and celebrated. Our hearts are with his family, friends, and colleagues during this deeply difficult time.”
Chuckwuebuka Eweni now faces one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.
