{"id":296658,"date":"2026-09-30T05:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296658\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:30:19","slug":"suspect-accused-of-killing-pittsburgh-pediatrician-sexually-assaulted-woman-hours-earlier-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296658\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect accused of killing Pittsburgh pediatrician sexually assaulted woman hours earlier: police"},"content":{"rendered":"

The suspect accused of killing a Pittsburgh pediatrician<\/a> and critically injuring his wife during a midnight home invasion allegedly sexually assaulted a separate woman in public just hours earlier.<\/p>\n

Elijah Hemingway, 32, allegedly ambushed the woman Wednesday morning as she was walking along a path that connects to an alley in Wilkinsburg, the Allegheny County Police Department said in a Facebook post Saturday.<\/p>\n

Officials alleged Hemingway then stole the woman’s cell phone during the incident.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the victim did not know Hemingway before the alleged assault.<\/p>\n

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Wilkinsburg police then notified Allegheny County detectives, who further investigated the alleged sexual assault alongside the homicide case.<\/p>\n

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Detectives recovered “multiple items connecting Hemingway to the reported sexual assault, along with the victim’s cell phone that was reported stolen during the incident,” Allegheny County police said.<\/p>\n

After a consultation with the district attorney’s office, county police said they filed additional charges against Hemingway, including rape, sexual assault and robbery.<\/p>\n

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The Wilkinsburg attack happened just outside Edgewood, Pennsylvania<\/a>, where Hemingway allegedly entered a home and stabbed a couple just hours later while they were sleeping early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The pediatrician killed in the attack was identified as Dr. Idris Evans, 46, who was pronounced dead after first responders rushed him to a hospital.<\/p>\n

According to a police report, Hemingway attacked the couple while in his underwear. Evans’ wife told police that he appeared “psychotic” and claimed to be “God” during the incident.<\/p>\n

As the couple fought back, Evans’ wife yelled for their children, ages 8 and 12, to get out of the house, according to the police report.<\/p>\n

She also told investigators that Evans called the attacker “Elijah,” as though he knew him, according to the police report. However, county authorities told KDKA<\/a> they could not confirm whether Evans and Hemingway had any preexisting relationship.<\/p>\n

Evans’ wife told police she did not know the suspect and was unsure how he entered their home.<\/p>\n

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During the investigation, police said Hemingway gave an account of the night that did not align with their findings.<\/p>\n

Hemingway claimed Evans had invited him back to the home hours earlier and allowed him inside, according to the police report. He also accused Evans of attacking him with a knife and said he sustained a stab wound to his back, the report said.<\/p>\n

However, authorities said they found no stab wound on Hemingway’s back and could not locate a bicycle he claimed to have used to get to the home.<\/p>\n

Authorities brought seven charges against Hemingway in Thursday’s attack, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and trespassing.<\/p>\n

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Court records show that Hemingway, who has a criminal history dating back to 2016, was released without bail in July<\/a> in a February burglary.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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