Doctor Stabbed While Sleeping
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- Emily ShapiroABC News (US)
- Joe KottkeNBC News
- Nicholas McEntyreNew York Post
- Katherine DonlevyNew York Post
- James GordonDaily Mail
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Doctor Stabbed While Sleeping. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/33348
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Evans was a physician and the co-Medical Director of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Pediatric Transport Team as well as an Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, according to his online bio.
Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a home in Edgewood, just outside of Pittsburgh, where they found 46-year-old Idris Evans and a woman both suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Allegheny County Police Department.
Evans was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, while the woman was hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
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Dr. Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care physician in Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death by Elijah Hemingway during an early morning attack in his home. According to court documents, Dr. Evans called out "Elijah" before he died, suggesting he may have known the attacker. Hemingway, 32, claimed to have been invited into the house but there is no evidence supporting this claim. Police are investigating whether any…
Pittsburgh doctor called out semi-naked attacker by name before he was stabbed to death in bed: court docs →2 articles from New York Post on this storyPolice arrested a 32-year-old suspect named Elijah Hemingway for stabbing a man and woman while they slept in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh, around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. The attack left 46-year-old Idris Evans dead at the scene and another woman hospitalized in critical condition. Hemingway was found hiding behind a nearby house by a K9 unit and faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault…
2 stabbed while sleeping in home; 1 killed, another in critical condition →Idris Evans, a 46-year-old pediatric critical care physician in Pittsburgh, was fatally stabbed along with his wife while they slept at their home in Edgewood early Thursday morning. His wife remains in critical condition after both were attacked by Elijah Hemingway, 32, who was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, among other offenses. Police are investigating whether Evans and Hemingway knew each other…
Pittsburgh pediatric doctor fatally stabbed and wife wounded in attack as they slept →Elijah Hemingway, 32, is accused of murdering Dr. Idris Evans, a beloved pediatric specialist in Pittsburgh, by breaking into his home and attacking him with a knife while he slept next to his wife on Thursday morning. Prior to this incident, Hemingway was arrested for burglarizing another Pittsburgh home months earlier where he stole electronics but was released from jail just days before the murder of Dr. Evans…
Home invader accused of butchering beloved children's doctor as he SLEPT next to his wife allegedly broke into another home weeks before...but was FREED from jail →Analysis
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- 24 Sep
Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a home in Edgewood, just outside of Pittsburgh, where they found 46-year-old Idris Evans and a woman both suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Allegheny County Police Department.
- 25 Sep
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26 Sep Home invader accused of butchering beloved children's doctor as he SLEPT next to his wife allegedly broke into another home weeks before...but was FREED from jailElijah Hemingway, 32, is accused of murdering Dr. Idris Evans, a beloved pediatric specialist in Pittsburgh, by breaking into his home and attacking him with a knife while he slept next to his wife on Thursday morning. Prior to this incident, Hemingway was arrested for burglarizing another Pittsburgh home months earlier where he stole electronics but was released from jail just days before the murder of Dr. Evans…Daily Mail- 25 Sep Pittsburgh doctor called out semi-naked attacker by name before he was stabbed to death in bed: court docsDr. Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care physician in Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death by Elijah Hemingway during an early morning attack in his home. According to court documents, Dr. Evans called out "Elijah" before he died, suggesting he may have known the attacker. Hemingway, 32, claimed to have been invited into the house but there is no evidence supporting this claim. Police are investigating whether any…New York Post
25 Sep Pennsylvania doctor stabbed to death, wife wounded as trespasser claiming to be God attacked couple while they sleptDr. Idris Evans, a Pennsylvania physician, was fatally stabbed by Elijah Hemingway, who broke into the doctor’s home claiming to be God. The attack occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday when Hemingway entered through a back window and attacked Dr. Evans and his wife in their third-floor bedroom. While Dr. Evans died from his injuries, his wife is listed in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times; the…New York Post- 25 Sep Pittsburgh pediatric doctor fatally stabbed and wife wounded in attack as they sleptIdris Evans, a 46-year-old pediatric critical care physician in Pittsburgh, was fatally stabbed along with his wife while they slept at their home in Edgewood early Thursday morning. His wife remains in critical condition after both were attacked by Elijah Hemingway, 32, who was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, among other offenses. Police are investigating whether Evans and Hemingway knew each other…NBC News
- 24 Sep 2 stabbed while sleeping in home; 1 killed, another in critical conditionPolice arrested a 32-year-old suspect named Elijah Hemingway for stabbing a man and woman while they slept in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh, around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. The attack left 46-year-old Idris Evans dead at the scene and another woman hospitalized in critical condition. Hemingway was found hiding behind a nearby house by a K9 unit and faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault…ABC News (US)
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