Man taken into custody after early-morning Penn Hills manhunt

A man wanted in connection with a deadly stabbing and a hit-and-run crash has been taken into custody following an early-morning manhunt in Penn Hills.

Wilkinsburg Police confirmed to KDKA that George Mitchell, 43, has been arrested and taken into custody in the area of Frankstown Road in Penn Hills following an hours-long manhunt that took place after a violent crash in the area involving a silver SUV. 

Police said that Mitchell was wanted in connection with a deadly stabbing and a hit-and-run crash.

Mitchell is accused of hitting and seriously injuring two teenage girls with his car on Thursday afternoon along Doyle Street in Penn Hills. Both girls were rushed to the hospital and police said that one of them, citing a family member, had both of her legs broken. 

According to police, Mitchell had allegedly committed numerous other crimes both before and after the hit-and-run crash including hitting a dog with his vehicle in Wilmerding and an attempted carjacking in Penn Hills.

Several hours later, Allegheny County Police said that its Homicide Unit was called to investigate after a woman, later identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Jinx Hairston, 45, was dropped off at UPMC Mercy Hospital having been stabbed. She was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.

According to Wilkinsburg Police, Mitchell was also wanted in connection with the deadly stabbing. He has yet to be charged in that case.