Elijah Hemingway, the suspect accused of killing a Pittsburgh pediatrician and critically injuring the doctor’s wife during a midnight home invasion, allegedly sexually assaulted another woman in public just hours before the fatal attack.
Hemingway, 32, allegedly ambushed the woman Wednesday morning as she walked along a path leading to an alley in Wilkinsburg, the Allegheny County Police Department said in a Facebook post Saturday.
Police said Hemingway allegedly stole the woman’s cellphone during the attack.
The victim told authorities she had not known Hemingway before the alleged assault.
First responders load Elijah Hemingway into an ambulance after his arrest in the home invasion murder of Pittsburgh Dr. Idris Evans Sept. 24, 2026. (KDKA)
Wilkinsburg police later alerted Allegheny County detectives, who investigated the reported sexual assault as they continued working on the homicide case.
Investigators recovered “multiple items connecting Hemingway to the reported sexual assault,” along with the cellphone the victim said was stolen during the incident, Allegheny County police said.
Following discussions with the district attorney’s office, county police filed additional charges against Hemingway, including rape, sexual assault and robbery.
Dr. Idris Evans was the medical director of the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. (UPMC)
The alleged Wilkinsburg assault occurred just outside Edgewood, Pennsylvania. Hours later, Hemingway allegedly entered a home there and stabbed a sleeping couple early Thursday morning.
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The pediatrician killed in the home invasion was identified as 46-year-old Dr. Idris Evans. First responders took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to a police report, Hemingway was wearing only his underwear when he attacked the couple. Evans’ wife told investigators that he appeared “psychotic” and claimed to be “God” during the confrontation.
As the couple struggled with the intruder, Evans’ wife shouted for their two children, ages 8 and 12, to leave the house, the report said.
She also told police that Evans called the attacker “Elijah,” seemingly suggesting that he knew him, according to the report. However, county authorities told KDKA they could not determine whether Evans and Hemingway had any prior relationship.
Evans’ wife said she did not know Hemingway and could not explain how he got into the home.
The Evans family pictured in an undated photograph from a GoFundMe campaign launched for their benefit. Dr. Idris Evans, far right, was killed in a home invasion stabbing early Thursday morning. His wife, center, was hospitalized in stable condition. (GoFundMe)
During the investigation, police said Hemingway provided an account of the events that conflicted with the evidence they uncovered.
Hemingway claimed Evans had invited him to return to the house earlier that night and let him inside, according to the police report. He also alleged that Evans attacked him with a knife and said he suffered a stab wound to his back.
Authorities said they found no wound on Hemingway’s back. They also were unable to locate the bicycle he claimed to have ridden to the home.
Authorities filed seven charges against Hemingway in connection with Thursday’s attack, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and trespassing.
Court records show that Hemingway, who has a criminal history dating back to 2016, was released without bail in July in a February burglary.
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