{"id":100991,"date":"2026-09-25T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pittsburgh-doctor-killed-while-he-slept-was-loved-by-all-remembered-as-kind-compassionate-caring\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T17:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:13:01","slug":"pittsburgh-doctor-killed-while-he-slept-was-loved-by-all-remembered-as-kind-compassionate-caring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pittsburgh-doctor-killed-while-he-slept-was-loved-by-all-remembered-as-kind-compassionate-caring\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh doctor killed while he slept was &#8220;loved by all,&#8221; remembered as &#8220;kind, compassionate, caring&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/edgewood-2-people-stabbed-allegheny-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Dr. Idris Evans<\/a><\/span>, the Pittsburgh physician who was killed while he slept in a violent home invasion, is being remembered throughout the community for his kindness and compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Evans, 46, died Thursday after he and his wife were<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/elijah-hemingway-pittsburgh-doctor-stabbing-home-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> repeatedly stabbed while they slept<\/a><\/span> in their home along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/video\/one-killed-one-hospitalized-in-overnight-stabbing-in-edgewood\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Linden Avenue<\/a> in Edgewood Borough, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Serving as the medical director of the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team at UPMC Children&#8217;s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Evans was referred to as a &#8220;dedicated caregiver,&#8221; also having served as an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  <\/p>\n<p>Renee Dellaera, a retired nurse who worked at UPMC Children&#8217;s Hospital, said that Evans was one of the very best she ever had the pleasure of working with in her 42 years as a pediatric nurse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was so kind, compassionate, caring, intelligent and funny,&#8221; Dellaera said. &#8220;He treated everyone with respect. Everyone. He was loved by all and touched so many.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;A true angel on Earth&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Hayley Hellstern, a fellow Pittsburgh pediatrician, said that Evans was &#8220;a true angel on Earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He cared for so many children and saved so many lives, and he also participated in the training of hundreds of pediatricians during his career,&#8221; Hellstern said.<\/p>\n<p>Hellstern said that she was a pediatric resident while Evans was an attending, and that he was wonderful to work with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He had such a special way of putting everyone at ease, even in the most stressful times,&#8221; Hellstern said, adding that Evans was &#8220;a truly wonderful human.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;A very violent scene&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Elijah Hemingway, 32, has been charged in Evans&#8217; death after investigators said he got into the house through an open window, went to the third floor and started stabbing the couple as they slept. Evans&#8217; wife survived the attack. A motive is unclear at this point.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a very violent scene,&#8221; said Allegheny County Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph. &#8220;The bedroom furniture was broken, mirrors broken. It was a very graphic scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to court paperwork, Evans&#8217; wife told police that they awoke to being attacked in bed with a kitchen knife.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At some point during the attack, she yelled for their 8- and 12-year-old children to get out of the house.<\/p>\n<p>Hemingway has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and trespassing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script 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