Pittsburgh man allegedly stabbed his 63-year-old father to death

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh man has been arrested and accused of stabbing his father to death in a home in the city’s Overbrook neighborhood.

Police and paramedics were called to the Lucina Avenue home around 3 p.m. on Monday due to a domestic incident.

When they arrived, they found 63-year-old James Hudak, who had been stabbed in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, James' son, 28-year-old Christopher Hudak, was arrested by officers and taken to the hospital for treatment of a hand injury and then taken away for questioning.

Christopher was later arrested and charged with murder.

According to court documents, Christopher told a police officer who arrived at the scene, “I had to defend myself.”

According to police, investigators obtained a search warrant for the house and the ground floor of the building was in “complete disarray,” with tables overturned, a smashed television and items scattered around the room.

“When I heard about it, I was surprised,” said neighbor Dave Chulack. “I never thought he was like that at all. There was no reason to believe it.”