Pittsburgh Pediatric ICU Physician Killed In Home Stabbing; Suspect Charged
A Pittsburgh pediatric critical care physician was killed around 12:31 a.m. Central Thursday after an intruder stabbed him and his wife in their Edgewood home on the 100 block of Linden Avenue, police said.[1]
Police identified the suspect as Elijah Hemingway; a Monroeville Police K-9 unit found him hiding behind a nearby home with cuts to his hand, and he remains hospitalized pending transfer to the Allegheny County Jail.[1] Evans' wife told police that she and her husband awoke to a man in only underwear attacking them in bed with a kitchen knife and saying he was God.[1] Court documents cited by local TV say Evans' wife heard her husband call the attacker "Elijah," although investigators have not confirmed a prior relationship.[1] Police charged Hemingway with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass, and said no additional charges had been added as of Thursday evening.[1] UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh issued a joint statement calling Evans a dedicated pediatric critical care physician and assistant professor and expressing deep sadness at his death.[1]
Allegheny County Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said investigators do not yet know whether Evans and Hemingway had a pre-existing relationship, and that determining this is part of the ongoing probe.[1]
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- The attack occurred at about 12:31 a.m. Central on Thursday, September 24, 2026, when 9-1-1 received a report of a stabbing at a home on the 100 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania (100 block of Linden Avenue).
- Evans, a pediatric critical care physician and assistant professor, was killed; UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh issued a joint statement describing him as dedicated and expressing deep sadness at his death.
- Evans' wife reported that she and Evans awoke to a man in only underwear allegedly attacking them in bed with a kitchen knife and uttering statements about being God.
- Court documents cited by KDKA indicate Evans' wife heard her husband call the attacker 'Elijah,' suggesting possible recognition although investigators have not confirmed any prior relationship (Elijah).
- Allegheny County Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said investigators do not yet know whether Evans and suspect Elijah Hemingway had a pre-existing relationship and that determining this is part of the ongoing probe.
- A Monroeville Police Department K-9 unit found suspect Elijah Hemingway hiding behind a nearby home with cuts to his hand; he remains hospitalized pending transfer to the Allegheny County Jail.
- Police said Hemingway faces charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass, and no additional charges had been added as of Thursday evening.
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- Article confirms the attack occurred at about 12:31 a.m. Central on Thursday, September 24, 2026, when 9-1-1 received a report of a stabbing at a home on the 100 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewood, Pennsylvania.
- Police say Evans' wife reported that she and Evans awoke to a man in only underwear attacking them in bed with a kitchen knife and uttering statements about being God.
- Court documents cited by KDKA indicate Evans' wife heard her husband call the attacker "Elijah," suggesting he may have recognized the assailant; investigators say they have not yet confirmed any prior relationship.
- Allegheny County Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said investigators do not yet know whether Evans and suspect Elijah Hemingway had a pre-existing relationship and that determining this is part of the ongoing probe.
- A Monroeville Police Department K-9 unit found Hemingway hiding behind a nearby home with cuts to his hand; he remains hospitalized pending transfer to Allegheny County Jail.
- Police reaffirmed that Hemingway faces charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass and that no additional charges had been added as of Thursday evening.
- UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh issued a joint statement describing Evans as a dedicated pediatric critical care physician and assistant professor and expressing deep sadness at his death.