A Pittsburgh man faces attempted homicide and other charges after police said he told them that he stabbed a man “out of convenience” over the weekend in Shadyside.
Jasper Jacob Hilliard, 21, of Shadyside, was awaiting medical clearance Tuesday afternoon to be taken to Allegheny County Jail, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. He has not been arraigned yet, but online court records show he faces charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, possession of criminal instruments and resisting arrest.
Police said Hilliard stabbed a man in his 70s in the head, neck and chest in the 400 block of Lehigh Avenue around 4:30 p.m.
Hilliard later admitted to the stabbing in police headquarters and said he chose the victim “out of convenience,” according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. He believed he had killed the man, police said.
The victim was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition. He was upgraded to stable condition on Monday, Cruz said.
Police said Hilliard broke into a Shadyside home after the stabbing to wash off some of the blood from the attack, police said. He left behind a bloody polo shirt. When police questioned Hilliard, they said his jeans also were covered in blood.
Hilliard said he used a culinary knife that his father had given him, the complaint said.
