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A doctor who worked in the critical care of children for UPMC in Pittsburgh has died after he and a woman were stabbed multiple times on Thursday morning. <\/p>\n
Dr. Idris Evans was killed after he and his wife were stabbed after 12:30 a.m. in their home in in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, which is less than 10 miles outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
When first responders arrived at the scene, they found Evans and his wife in critical condition. Both were taken to a hospital where Evans later died. <\/p>\n
Allegheny County Police say 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway entered their home and stabbed the pair multiple times while they were sleeping. <\/p>\n
Police say Evans\u2019 wife ran from the home and called police, reporting the couple had been stabbed and she was unsure how Hemingway got into their home.<\/p>\n
Evans\u2019 wife told authorities at the hospital she remembered waking up and being attacked by Hemingway, who was in his underwear. She told authorities she remembered her husband addressing the attacker as \u201cElijah,\u201d however she did not know the man. <\/p>\n
She continued to explain she and Evans tried to fight back. According to the complaint, Evans\u2019 wife was able to get away, yell for their two young children, and escape to the neighbor\u2019s home. <\/p>\n
County police said Hemingway was detained by officers and is now facing multiple charges, including homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass. <\/p>\n
Police interviewed Hemingway, who claimed Evans invited him to their home hours before. He also claimed the pair attacked him; however, authorities say he was unable to provide details to support his account.<\/p>\n
Police encourage people to take the extra steps in keeping themselves and loved one safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe message is always the same to lock your doors, secure your vehicle, do not leave items visible in your vehicle. Be cognizant of your surroundings. Be aware of what\u2019s going on around you,\u201d Allegheny County Police Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said.<\/p>\n
Neighbor says Suspect Found in Backyard<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh\u2019s Action News 4 spoke to a neighbor who said police found the suspect hiding in her backyard.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was going to walk out the backyard, and then all of the officers rushed through the backyard, so I just kind of stayed back, and they proceeded a good hour back there, and they found him. It\u2019s pretty dark back there. Once they found him, he appeared to be bleeding and incapacitated,\u201d said neighbor Sandra Trappen.<\/p>\n
Trappen says she was shocked to learn something like this could happen on her usual quiet street.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you see one or two police officers, it\u2019s a lot, let alone if you wake up and find 20. It sounds clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s not something that\u2019s typical or happens here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information should call the County Police Tip Line 1-833-ALL-TIPS.<\/p>\n
Statement from UPMC Spokesperson:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UPMC and University of Pittsburgh community is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Dr. Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Evans was a dedicated caregiver and valued member of our hospital and university communities. Our thoughts are with his family, loved ones, and colleagues during this difficult time. We ask that their privacy be respected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A doctor who worked in the critical care of children for UPMC in Pittsburgh has died after he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-293521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}