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Shapiro, E. (2026, September 24). 2 stabbed while sleeping in home; 1 killed, another in critical condition. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/2-stabbed-sleeping-home-1-killed-critical-condition/story?id=136729992
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Shapiro, Emily. “2 stabbed while sleeping in home; 1 killed, another in critical condition.” ABC News (US), September 24, 2026. https://abcnews.com/US/2-stabbed-sleeping-home-1-killed-critical-condition/story?id=136729992.
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On Thursday, a 32-year-old man named Elijah Hemingway broke into the home of Idris Evans and his wife in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh. While they slept, Hemingway stabbed Dr. Evans, a 46-year-old pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, to death. His wife was also critically injured with multiple stab wounds. Police found Hemingway hiding behind a nearby house and arrested him; he faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, criminal trespass, and possession of instruments of crime. According to court records and witness statements, Hemingway was "psychotic" during the attack, repeatedly claiming to be God. Authorities are investigating whether Hemingway had any prior relationship with Dr. Evans or his wife. Additionally, it has emerged that Hemingway was previously accused of breaking into another home in Pittsburgh months earlier but was released on July 10 after arrest on July 9 for burglary and theft charges.