Kathleen “Katie” Carrig of Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States and her son Noah E. Carrig have died. She was 29 years old and he was 4 days old.
Katie Carrig
Katie is Matthew Carrig Jr. and Karen Behringer Carrig‘s daughter. Matthew Jr. and Karen have another daughter named Meghan Carrig and a son named Matthew Carrig III.
Matthew Jr. is Matthew Carrig Sr. and Patricia A. Leahy Carrig‘s son. Karen is Ed Behringer and Kathy Beringer‘s daughter.
Born in Buffalo, Matthew Sr. was a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the Buffalo Fire Department. He turned 73 on January 3, 2001 and died on March 16, 2001.
Patricia died in Erie County on October 1, 2021. She was 89.
Kidane Haile
Katie shared a first-floor apartment on Norwood Avenue in Buffalo with her boyfriend Kidane Haile, 30. He is of Eritrean descent.
Haile worked as a college financial aid advisor for the University at Buffalo in Buffalo. On October 14, 2025, Katie gave birth to their son Noah.
On the morning of October 18, 2025, Haile allegedly fatally strangled Katie and set fire to their shared apartment in Buffalo while she and Noah were inside. At around 8:35 a.m., the Buffalo Fire Department responded to the scene and found her and her son unresponsive.
Both Katie and Noah were pronounced dead at the scene. Her death was determined to be homicide caused by asphyxia due to strangulation while his death is still under investigation.
Haile was taken to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo by ambulance to be treated for smoke inhalation. On October 22, 2025, he was discharged from the hospital, arrested and booked into the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo.
On October 23, 2025, Haile was indicted and arraigned for second-degree murder in Erie County Court for the death of Katie. After pleading not guilty to the charge, he was ordered held without bail.
“The university is aware of the serious charge against Kidane Haile,” the University at Buffalo stated. The university added that although it cannot comment on specific personnel matters, it has “a robust disciplinary process in place to address instances where an employee may have engaged in criminal activity”.
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