UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh — Evans’ Workplace as Pediatric Physician
Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving to rewrite the state’s bail laws after the murder of Dr. Idris Evans, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, who was stabbed to death in his Edgewood home. Police have charged Elijah Hemingway with breaking into the home and killing Evans, and at the time of the attack Hemingway was out on nonmonetary bond stemming from a separate case.
A House co-sponsorship memo dated October 1 lays out the lawmakers’ intent plainly, stating they intend to introduce legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania’s bail laws, according to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The memo directly ties the push to Evans’ death, describing him as a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and noting that the alleged perpetrator had been released on nonmonetary bail in a separate pending burglary case before the attack. As reported by WPXI, police charged Hemingway with breaking in and stabbing Evans to death.
Bail History Before the Attack
Court records examined by WTAE show Hemingway was issued nonmonetary bail in July after being charged with burglary at an ex-girlfriend’s home in Pittsburgh. Less than three months later, the station reports, he was charged with the fatal attack on Evans in Edgewood. WPXI’s reporting adds that Hemingway was out on non-monetary bond for the felony burglary charge at the time of the alleged murder and had several prior charges in Florida…