PITTSBURGH — A man accused of stabbing a Pittsburgh doctor and his wife while they were asleep in their Edgewood home is now facing charges for a separate incident.
Elijah Hemingway, 32, is charged with homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and more for killing Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care physician at Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and critically injuring his wife. She is still hospitalized, now in stable condition.
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The victim’s two children, ages 8 and 12, were able to make it out of the home safely.
The Allegheny County Police Department says Hemingway is now facing charges for a sexual assault in Wilkinsburg.
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According to the criminal complaint, a woman told police she was walking toward her car to go to work around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when she encountered a man on a pathway connecting an alley to West Street.
The complaint alleges the man followed her, ran after her, grabbed her from behind and forced her to the ground.
The woman said he stole her phone and put it inside a black backpack.
She told police she screamed for help, but the man hit her in the face and threatened her, saying, “Stop screaming if you want to live.”
The woman also told detectives the man repeatedly called himself a “man of God” and identified himself as “Elijah.”
Investigators say they recovered the phone inside an abandoned backpack near Swissvale Avenue after the woman tracked its location.
Court records say the victim later recognized Hemingway in news coverage of the Edgewood stabbing.
County police said Wilkinsburg police contacted them about the reported assault during the early stages of their homicide investigation.
That attack happened about 14 hours after the reported sexual assault.
Hemingway is now facing charges of rape, sexual assault and robbery.
He was arraigned Saturday evening. A judge denied bail, and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8.
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Hunter Bodwell, who lives near West Street in Wilkinsburg, said he learned about the reported sexual assault Saturday.
“It’s definitely something that, of course, you know happens but never expect it on your block,” Bodwell said.
He said the news hit close to home.
“I live with two women, and we have kids next door to us,” Bodwell said. “Telling either of them, just the proximity is terrifying.”
Bodwell said the case is a reminder to stay aware of his surroundings.
“They keep one eye open always anyway, but this is definitely like a, I guess, small wake-up call,” he said.
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