Hemingway is charged in the Edgewood stabbing death of Dr. Idris Evans.

These are charges and allegations from police and complaint reporting. They are not a conviction. Elijah Hemingway, 32, is charged in the Edgewood stabbing death of Dr. Idris Evans, and his claim that Evans invited him and attacked first is his own statement to police, who said they found no supporting evidence. Guilt is decided later in court.

The attack was in Edgewood, in Allegheny County, and was reported Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Allegheny County Police said Hemingway entered through a rear window and attacked the couple with a knife while they slept. Police described the scene as very violent. Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, was pronounced dead at a hospital later that morning. His wife was critically injured. She ran to a neighboring home for help, and a 911 call came in around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Their two children got out of the home safely.

A K9 found Hemingway behind a nearby home. He had cuts on his hand. He was detained and taken to a hospital for treatment. Reported charges include criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, and criminal trespass. Complaint coverage also listed related counts, including possessing instruments of crime and attempted criminal homicide. Hemingway told police that Evans invited him and attacked first. Police said they found no evidence supporting that account. WPXI reported that he had prior charges and was out on non-monetary bail in another matter. Those are charging allegations. They are not a verdict. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.