Who was Idris Evans? UPMC Children’s Hospital doctor killed in Edgewood stabbing; Elijah Hemingway faces homicide charge
Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care doctor and medical director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, was fatally stabbed inside his Pennsylvania home.
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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