Pennsylvania doctor fatally stabbed, wife critically hurt in Edgewood home attack; suspect charged

A Pennsylvania physician was killed and his wife was left in critical condition after an intruder reportedly entered their home and assaulted them as they slept, authorities said. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, worked as a pediatric critical care doctor at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He and his wife were attacked early Thursday at their residence in Edgewood, according to the Allegheny County police. Officers were called around 12:30 a.m. after a stabbing was reported. When they arrived, they discovered Evans and his wife with several stab wounds, police said. Evans was transported to a hospital, where he was declared dead. His wife was also hospitalized and listed in critical condition. Citing court records, local media reported that Evans's wife told investigators the couple awakened to find a man stabbing them in their bed with a kitchen knife. She said the assailant was wearing only underwear and claimed during the attack that he was God. The woman reportedly shouted for her two children, ages eight and 12, to flee the home and seek help from a neighbor. The children were not injured. Police named the suspect as Elijah Hemingway, 32. He was taken into custody after being discovered behind a nearby residence with cuts on his hand, authorities said. Investigators allege Hemingway got into the home through an open window, went upstairs and attacked the couple while they were asleep. He faces charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass. Law enforcement officials said the motive is still being investigated. They are also looking into whether Hemingway and Evans had any prior relationship. Evans served as medical director of the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team at UPMC Children's Hospital and as an assistant professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.