Pittsburgh Pediatrician Killed in Home Invasion Stabbing, Suspect Charged

By Andrew Powell (/journals/andrew-powell)

A Pittsburgh pediatrician was killed, and his wife was hospitalized after an alleged home-invasion stabbing at their Edgewood residence early Thursday, authorities said. According to Fox News, Allegheny County police arrested 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway of Pittsburgh and charged him with seven offenses, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass. Court records show Hemingway has previous arrests dating back to 2016, with his most recent arrest coming in July in connection with a February burglary. He was released without bail in that case. Police said Hemingway allegedly entered the couple's Linden Avenue home around 12:30 a.m. The doctor's wife escaped the attack and ran to a neighbor's home, where 911 was called at about 12:31 a.m. According to the criminal complaint and affidavit, the woman told investigators that she and her husband were awakened by a man attacking them in bed with a kitchen knife. She said the attacker was wearing only underwear and made statements about "being God." The woman also told investigators that her husband appeared to know the attacker, addressing him as "Elijah." She said she had never seen the man before. Police found blood on a windowsill and an exterior kitchen door as they investigated the scene. The couple's two children, ages 8 and 12, were also home during the attack. Officers launched a search for the suspect while the victims were taken to the hospital. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m., while his wife remained hospitalized in stable condition. A Monroeville police K-9 named Channy later located Hemingway two doors from the home. He was wearing only underwear and had cuts on his hands, which investigators said were consistent with a stabbing. Hemingway allegedly told police that Evans had invited him into the house and claimed that Evans stabbed him in the back first. Court documents show Hemingway did not have a stab wound on his back and had no injuries other than cuts on his hands. Evans was the medical director of the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack. Watch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsR8hTxvAqg