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"(CNN)A man fatally stabbed a woman in the neck at a bus stop in downtown Pittsburgh and then stabbed another passerby on Thursday in what police said was a random attack.
The incident began when an officer saw a woman sitting at a bus stop in some medical distress, so he got out to check on her. A man then came up and stabbed her, and then stabbed another woman who happened to be walking down the street, said Pittsburgh Police commander of major crimes Victor Joseph.
The officer on scene saw a knife in the man's hand and ordered him to the ground at gunpoint, Joseph said. The suspect dropped the weapon and was taken into custody.
The first woman was taken to a hospital and died of her wounds, and the second woman is believed to be in stable condition, Joseph said.
Police do not yet know of any motive.
"It seems by all accounts a random act of violence. Thankfully we had an officer on scene and he took appropriate actions," he said."
Random stabbing in downtown Pittsburgh leaves one dead, police say | CNN
A man fatally stabbed a woman in the neck at a bus stop in downtown Pittsburgh and then stabbed another passerby on Thursday in what police said was a random attack.
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"Janice Purdue-Dance, 61, of Erie, died just after noon Thursday at UPMC Mercy hospital, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The other woman also was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition, Joseph said. She suffered a cut to her mouth, court documents indicate. Authorities did not identify her.
Police arrested James Wyatt, 23, and charged him with homicide and aggravated assault. He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh.
“We will conduct a complete and thorough investigation of this tragic incident to include motive,” Joseph said. “At this time we do not have any evidence to suggest this was a hate crime.”
The stabbing happened around 11:40 a.m. Thursday near Sixth Avenue and Smithfield Street just as Downtown was filling with people on their lunch breaks."
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