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2 stabbed while sleeping in home; 1 killed, another in critical condition

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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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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-24 · by Emily Shapiro
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Quick Summary

Police arrested a 32-year-old suspect named Elijah Hemingway for stabbing a man and woman while they slept in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh, around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. The attack left 46-year-old Idris Evans dead at the scene and another woman hospitalized in critical condition. Hemingway was found hiding behind a nearby house by a K9 unit and faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault, and burglary.
Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

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.

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Claims extracted
9
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
22%
2 of 9 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
70/100
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5
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Publisher

ABC News (US) · 1284 article(s) · 3 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Emily Shapiro
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Topics

Edgewood Pennsylvania Pittsburgh the Allegheny County Police Department

Subjects

Hemingway PERSON · 2× Pittsburgh ORG · 2× Edgewood GPE · 1× Elijah Hemingway PERSON · 1× Evans PERSON · 1× Idris Evans PERSON · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× the Allegheny County Police Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

"Through witness interviews, detectives determined Hemingway entered the home and attacked the victims while they were sleeping," police said in a statement.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24

Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

2 stabbed while sleeping in home; 1 killed, another in critical condition: Police asserted
another → stab → condition
A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested, police said. asserted
police → arrest → ?
A man was stabbed to death and a woman was stabbed and critically injured by a suspect who allegedly attacked them while they were asleep, authorities in Pennsylvania said. uncertain
authorities → stab → Pennsylvania
Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a home in Edgewood, just outside of Pittsburgh, where they found 46-year-old Idris Evans and a woman both suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Allegheny County Police Department. uncertain
Evans → respond → Department
Evans was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, while the woman was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. asserted
police → take → condition
Police apprehended the suspect, 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway of Pittsburgh, after a K9 unit found him behind a nearby house, authorities said. asserted
authorities → apprehend → house
"Through witness interviews, detectives determined Hemingway entered the home and attacked the victims while they were sleeping," police said in a statement. asserted
police → determine → statement
Hemingway had lacerations to his hand when he was apprehended and was taken to a hospital, police said. asserted
police → have → hospital
He faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault and burglary, police said. asserted
police → face → homicide
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