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Jessica Morelli Charged With Homicide After Deadly Burrell Township Stabbing

Investigators have not released the victim’s identity or a motive as Morelli awaits arraignment.

Overview

  • Troopers and Blairsville police responded Sunday evening to a reported stabbing at a home on Pender Avenue in Burrell Township.
  • A Blairsville officer found Morelli at the residence and a man with multiple stab wounds who later died at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
  • Pennsylvania State Police recovered a knife at the scene and took Morelli into custody without incident.
  • Morelli, 36, faces homicide and aggravated assault charges and is being held in the Indiana County Jail pending arraignment.
  • Authorities say the circumstances leading up to the stabbing remain unclear and the investigation is ongoing.