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Pediatric critical care doctor stabbed to death while sleeping, wife in critical condition: Police
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Key Points:
- Dr. Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care doctor, was stabbed to death, and his wife was critically injured in their home in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, during an alleged nighttime attack by a suspect who entered through a back window.
- The couple's two children were home during the attack but were unharmed and able to escape the house.
- The suspect, 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway, was found and apprehended by police after a K9 search; he sustained hand injuries and faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault, and burglary.
- Authorities do not know if Hemingway had any prior relationship with the victims; the wife stated she did not know him.
- Dr. Evans was a respected pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh; the hospital expressed condolences to his family and colleagues.
