Who is Elijah Hemingway? UPMC doctor Idris Evans' stabbing suspect talked about ‘being God’ while killing
UPMC doctor Idris Evans was fatally stabbed at home by Elijah Hemingway, 32, who also critically injured Dr. Evans's wife. Hemingway charged with homicide.
Dr. Idris V.R. Evans, a renowned pediatric critical care physician and medical director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, met a tragic end in a violent stabbing inside his Edgewood Borough home. His wife suffered life-threatening injuries during the attack. The perpetrator, 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway, has been charged with criminal homicide and other offenses.
The incident occurred around 12:30 am Thursday after an intruder entered the residence through an open window, assaulted the couple with a kitchen knife while they were asleep. Evans' wife, witnessing the assault, alerted their children to escape to a neighbor's house. Police found both victims in critical condition, with Evans succumbing to his injuries later.
Hemingway was apprehended hiding behind a nearby home with injuries and faces additional charges of burglary and trespassing.
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