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Police seek man in Tyrone stabbing
Former boyfriend 'person of interest' in death of boy, attack on mother
TYRONE -- A day after a 6-year old boy was stabbed to death and his mother severely beaten in their home, police were searching for the woman's ex-boyfriend, whom they called a "person of interest."
Jared Klein, of 1550 Pennsylvania Ave., sustained a single stab wound to the throat in the attack that occurred between 9:40 and 10 p.m. Monday. He died before emergency crews could reach the scene, police said.
His mother, Christina Muoio, was in serious condition Tuesday at Altoona Regional Hospital.
Police were searching for Nathan Todd Shaw, 25, saying they wished to interview him. No charges have been filed against him, police said.
More than 12 hours after the attack, Muoio's next-door neighbor, Carla Fink, sobbed as she recalled the scene that unfolded on her doorstep Monday night.
She said she was watching television when someone pounded on her door. She opened it to see a bloody, battered Muoio standing there, wearing only a T-shirt and underwear.
"I see the girl every day of my life and I didn't recognize her," Fink said, wiping her eyes with a tissue. "Her face was swollen, she was covered in blood."
Fink said she was frightened and slammed the door. Then she heard the person yell, "No, Carla. It's your next-door neighbor, Chrissy, I need your help."
Fink opened the door and Muoio stumbled inside.
"She said Nate Shaw stuck a knife through her little boy's throat, and her daughter was still over there," Fink said. Muoio said her attacker had left the house.
"I told her to get her daughter and get over here," Fink said.
Fink dialed 911 as Muoio went back to her home to get her 2-year-old daughter.
Tyrone police, when asked about Fink's account, reiterated that Shaw is only "a person of interest" at this point in the investigation.
Police said Shaw may be driving a red 1993 Nissan Sentra. He is described as a white man with blue eyes, and about 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Muoio's home, located in the shadow of the American Eagle Paper Co. on Tyrone's main thoroughfare, was being processed for evidence Tuesday by a specialized state police crime lab, based in Greensburg. The lab specializes in DNA testing.
Yellow crime tape cordoned off the walkway and front door, which was decorated with a red Christmas ribbon and flanked by a stroller and lawn chair.
Tyrone police said the Greensburg crime lab unit had been called because it is experienced in advanced evidence collection techniques. The knife used in the stabbing had been recovered, police said.
Blair County court records show Shaw has had numerous convictions over the past six years on charges such as assault, robbery and theft.
In 2004, Shaw was sentenced to serve one to two years at the State Correctional Institution at Chester for assaulting Muoio and a police officer. At that time, his address was listed as 1550 Pennsylvania Ave.
In June, Muoio filed for sole physical and legal custody of their daughter. It was granted in July.
"Nathan Shaw is in and out of jail," Muoio wrote in a statement for the custody case. "He is a drug addict and alcoholic."
Court documents stated that once Shaw was released from state custody, he was to have only supervised visits with his daughter. The court allowed Muoio and another relative to act as supervisors.
As Carla Fink answered a reporter's questions, her 7-year-old son, Gage, piped up. "Mama, how did Jared die?"
Fink, trying not to cry, directed his attention to his Christmas present, a new video game.
Looking at her own son, she can't help but think of the boy who died next door and his mother.
"She's such a quiet, sweet girl," Fink said. "You can look at her and tell she's just a sweet girl. I can't believe this happened to her."
