Pittsburgh doctor called out semi-naked attacker by name before he was stabbed to death in bed: court docs

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-25 16:11:37 | Updated at 2026-09-25 16:55:32 48 minutes ago

The Pennsylvania doctor who was stabbed to death in his bed called out his killer by name before he was fatally slashed, according to a criminal complaint.

Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care physician, called out “Elijah!” during the middle-of-the-night attack as if he knew him, his wife said after witnessing her husband’s murder, according to the complaint obtained by WPXI.

Elijah Hemingway, 32, was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Dr. Idris Evans and the wounding of his wife in Edgewood, Pittsburgh. UPMC
Suspected killer Elijah Hemingway is placed into the back of an ambulance after he was found hiding behind a nearby home following his deadly attack. WPXI
Police were called to Evans’ home at around 12:30 a.m. following reports of a stabbing. WPXI

She said she didn’t know suspect Elijah Hemingway, 32, who allegedly broke into the family’s home and crept into their third-floor bedroom to launch the disturbing attack, according to the docs.

Hemingway claimed to have been invited to the home, but officials found evidence to back the claim, the outlet reported.

“We do not know if there was any preexisting relationship, though the female victim did not know this male, we are trying to determine if the two males knew each other, if at all,” said Vic Joseph, Assistant Superintendent of the Allegheny County Police Department.

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