A pediatric critical care doctor was stabbed to death and his wife was critically injured after a man allegedly broke into their home in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and attacked the couple while they were sleeping, authorities said.

Officers with the Allegheny County Police Department responded to the home shortly after 12:30 a.m. Thursday and found Dr. Idris Evans and his wife suffering from multiple stab wounds.

According to the criminal complaint, the couple were asleep in a third-floor bedroom when they woke to a man wearing only underwear and armed with a kitchen knife. The attacker allegedly stabbed both of them during the assault.

The couple’s two children, ages 8 and 12, were also inside the home. Their mother yelled for them to escape to a neighbor’s house, and the children managed to flee unharmed, according to police and court documents.

Evans, 46, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His wife remained hospitalized in critical condition.

Police later apprehended a 32-year-old Pittsburgh man, Elijah Hemingway, after a K9 unit located him behind a nearby house. Authorities said Hemingway had cuts on his hand and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

During the attack, Evans’ wife told investigators that her husband addressed the attacker as Elijah, although she said she did not know him. She also reported that the man repeatedly made statements referring to God and claiming to be God.

Authorities described the scene as extremely violent, with bedroom furniture and mirrors damaged. Investigators found a large kitchen knife with what appeared to be blood on it in a third-floor bathroom, according to the criminal complaint.

Hemingway faces charges including homicide, aggravated assault and burglary, police said. Investigators believe he entered the house through a back window.

According to the complaint, Hemingway gave investigators a different account of the confrontation. He claimed Evans had invited him into the home and said the doctor attacked him with a knife resembling a weapon associated with the fictional character Michael Myers.

Hemingway alleged that a physical struggle followed and claimed he had been stabbed in the back. Investigators said his only apparent injuries were to his hands. He told police that he eventually disarmed Evans before repeatedly stabbing the doctor and his wife, according to the complaint.

Evans worked as a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and was an assistant professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

A UPMC spokesperson described Evans as a dedicated caregiver and valued member of the hospital and university communities, while expressing condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

The investigation into the fatal stabbing and the circumstances surrounding the home invasion remains ongoing.

SOURCE: ABC News, Emily Shapiro, September 25, 2026.