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Elijah Hemingway charged after fatal Edgewood home stabbing (United States)

Police arrested and charged Elijah Hemingway after an attack in Edgewood killed physician Idris Evans and critically injured Evans' wife.


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CBS News Pittsburgh and WPXI reported on 24 September 2026 that a knife attack at the couple's home was reported at about 12:30 a.m. Police said the victims were asleep, two children escaped safely, and the assailant entered through a rear window. Hemingway, 32, faces reported charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass. Investigators had not established a motive or whether the men knew each other. Charges are allegations, not convictions, and no later court outcome is supplied by these reports.

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