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UPMC Pediatric Doctor Killed, Wife Critically Injured in Pittsburgh Home Attack; Suspect in Custody

100 Block of Linden Ave

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Summary

  • Allegheny County Police have charged 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway of Pittsburgh in connection with a homicide in Edgewood. At 12:31 a.m. September 24, County 911 was notified of a stabbing in the 100 block of Linden Avenue.
  • First responders found an adult male and female suffering from multiple stab wounds; the male, later identified as 46-year-old Idris Evans, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  • The female remains in critical condition at an area hospital.
  • A K-9 unit from the Monroeville Police Department located Hemingway suffering from lacerations to his hand behind a nearby home.
  • Through witness interviews, detectives determined Hemingway entered the home and attacked the victims while they were sleeping.
  • He faces multiple charges, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass.

Timeline

UPMC released a statement calling Evans "a dedicated caregiver and valued member of our hospital and university communities," and asked that the family's privacy be respected.

Investigators say they have not yet determined whether he had any prior relationship with the Evans family.

Hemingway has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass.

The suspect initially fled the scene. A K-9 unit located him hiding behind a nearby home, and he was taken into custody with lacerations to his hand.

During the attack, she yelled for their two children, ages 8 and 12, to flee to a neighbor's home; they escaped unharmed.

Evans' wife told police they were sleeping on the third floor when they awoke to a man in his underwear attacking them with a kitchen knife.

Evans was pronounced dead at the hospital; his wife remains in critical condition.

Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to the couple's home on Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and found both suffering multiple stab wounds.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 100 Block of Linden Ave.

Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death early Thursday, and his wife was critically injured, according to Allegheny County Police.

Incident reported at 100 Linden Ave.

UPMC released a statement calling Evans "a dedicated caregiver and valued member of our hospital and university communities," and asked that the family's privacy be respected.

Investigators say they have not yet determined whether he had any prior relationship with the Evans family.

Hemingway has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass.

The suspect initially fled the scene. A K-9 unit located him hiding behind a nearby home, and he was taken into custody with lacerations to his hand.

During the attack, she yelled for their two children, ages 8 and 12, to flee to a neighbor's home; they escaped unharmed.

Evans' wife told police they were sleeping on the third floor when they awoke to a man in his underwear attacking them with a kitchen knife.

Evans was pronounced dead at the hospital; his wife remains in critical condition.

Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to the couple's home on Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and found both suffering multiple stab wounds.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 100 Block of Linden Ave.

Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death early Thursday, and his wife was critically injured, according to Allegheny County Police.

Incident reported at 100 Linden Ave.

UPMC released a statement calling Evans "a dedicated caregiver and valued member of our hospital and university communities," and asked that the family's privacy be respected.

Investigators say they have not yet determined whether he had any prior relationship with the Evans family.

Hemingway has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass.

The suspect initially fled the scene. A K-9 unit located him hiding behind a nearby home, and he was taken into custody with lacerations to his hand.

During the attack, she yelled for their two children, ages 8 and 12, to flee to a neighbor's home; they escaped unharmed.

Evans' wife told police they were sleeping on the third floor when they awoke to a man in his underwear attacking them with a kitchen knife.

Evans was pronounced dead at the hospital; his wife remains in critical condition.

Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to the couple's home on Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and found both suffering multiple stab wounds.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 100 Block of Linden Ave.

Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death early Thursday, and his wife was critically injured, according to Allegheny County Police.

Incident reported at 100 Linden Ave.

UPMC released a statement calling Evans "a dedicated caregiver and valued member of our hospital and university communities," and asked that the family's privacy be respected.

Investigators say they have not yet determined whether he had any prior relationship with the Evans family.

Hemingway has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass.

The suspect initially fled the scene. A K-9 unit located him hiding behind a nearby home, and he was taken into custody with lacerations to his hand.

During the attack, she yelled for their two children, ages 8 and 12, to flee to a neighbor's home; they escaped unharmed.

Evans' wife told police they were sleeping on the third floor when they awoke to a man in his underwear attacking them with a kitchen knife.

Evans was pronounced dead at the hospital; his wife remains in critical condition.

Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to the couple's home on Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and found both suffering multiple stab wounds.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 100 Block of Linden Ave.

Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death early Thursday, and his wife was critically injured, according to Allegheny County Police.

Incident reported at 100 Linden Ave.

UPMC released a statement calling Evans "a dedicated caregiver and valued member of our hospital and university communities," and asked that the family's privacy be respected.

Investigators say they have not yet determined whether he had any prior relationship with the Evans family.

Hemingway has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass.

The suspect initially fled the scene. A K-9 unit located him hiding behind a nearby home, and he was taken into custody with lacerations to his hand.

During the attack, she yelled for their two children, ages 8 and 12, to flee to a neighbor's home; they escaped unharmed.

Evans' wife told police they were sleeping on the third floor when they awoke to a man in his underwear attacking them with a kitchen knife.

Evans was pronounced dead at the hospital; his wife remains in critical condition.

Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to the couple's home on Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and found both suffering multiple stab wounds.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 100 Block of Linden Ave.

Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was stabbed to death early Thursday, and his wife was critically injured, according to Allegheny County Police.

Incident reported at 100 Linden Ave.

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Comments13

notontariouser712Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

People are not safe anywhere

WaryEye7Sep 25 at 2:08 PM

Usual racist suspects too. They’ll say he’s insane or has mental health issues when really he was on drugs and alcohol.

katkat33Sep 25 at 3:50 PM

He was also on monetary-free bond for a burglary. It is insane these people are caught and released, unleashed on productive citizens

ChicagoUser98052018Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

Good men are going to have to do awful things when the time comes to save this country

SouthernAyeKateSep 25 at 5:19 PM

@ChicagoUser98052018 pray for them they are protecting themselves and us too

lynho07Sep 25 at 2:42 PM

That’s crazy !!

notontariouser712Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

People are not safe anywhere

WaryEye7Sep 25 at 2:08 PM

Usual racist suspects too. They’ll say he’s insane or has mental health issues when really he was on drugs and alcohol.

katkat33Sep 25 at 3:50 PM

He was also on monetary-free bond for a burglary. It is insane these people are caught and released, unleashed on productive citizens

ChicagoUser98052018Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

Good men are going to have to do awful things when the time comes to save this country

SouthernAyeKateSep 25 at 5:19 PM

@ChicagoUser98052018 pray for them they are protecting themselves and us too

lynho07Sep 25 at 2:42 PM

That’s crazy !!

notontariouser712Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

People are not safe anywhere

WaryEye7Sep 25 at 2:08 PM

Usual racist suspects too. They’ll say he’s insane or has mental health issues when really he was on drugs and alcohol.

katkat33Sep 25 at 3:50 PM

He was also on monetary-free bond for a burglary. It is insane these people are caught and released, unleashed on productive citizens

ChicagoUser98052018Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

Good men are going to have to do awful things when the time comes to save this country

SouthernAyeKateSep 25 at 5:19 PM

@ChicagoUser98052018 pray for them they are protecting themselves and us too

lynho07Sep 25 at 2:42 PM

That’s crazy !!

notontariouser712Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

People are not safe anywhere

WaryEye7Sep 25 at 2:08 PM

Usual racist suspects too. They’ll say he’s insane or has mental health issues when really he was on drugs and alcohol.

katkat33Sep 25 at 3:50 PM

He was also on monetary-free bond for a burglary. It is insane these people are caught and released, unleashed on productive citizens

ChicagoUser98052018Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

Good men are going to have to do awful things when the time comes to save this country

SouthernAyeKateSep 25 at 5:19 PM

@ChicagoUser98052018 pray for them they are protecting themselves and us too

lynho07Sep 25 at 2:42 PM

That’s crazy !!

notontariouser712Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

People are not safe anywhere

WaryEye7Sep 25 at 2:08 PM

Usual racist suspects too. They’ll say he’s insane or has mental health issues when really he was on drugs and alcohol.

katkat33Sep 25 at 3:50 PM

He was also on monetary-free bond for a burglary. It is insane these people are caught and released, unleashed on productive citizens

ChicagoUser98052018Sep 25 at 2:10 PM

Good men are going to have to do awful things when the time comes to save this country

SouthernAyeKateSep 25 at 5:19 PM

@ChicagoUser98052018 pray for them they are protecting themselves and us too

lynho07Sep 25 at 2:42 PM

That’s crazy !!

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