PITTSBURGH — Two people have been arrested in a 2022 home invasion that left one man dead and a woman injured in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood.
Deonte Kidd, 30, and Le’Juane Powell, 31, have been charged with criminal homicide in the death of 52-year-old-Victor Sawyer.
On Nov. 10, 2022, Police and medics were called to the 100 block of Zara Street. Sawyer was found stabbed to death inside the home. A woman suffered significant injuries to her face.
In addition to criminal homicide, Kidd is charged with conspiracy, burglary, robbery-inflict serious bodily harm, possession of a firearm prohibited, unlawful restraint, and recklessly endangering another person.
Powell is charged with conspiracy, burglary, rape, robbery, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful restraint, possession of a firearm prohibited and recklessly endangering another person.
Kidd was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. Powell was already incarcerated on unrelated charges.
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