00:00Detectives are looking for a motive after Dr. Idris Evans and his wife were stabbed repeatedly by an intruder just
00:06after midnight on Thursday.
00:08Dr. Evans died, his wife was critically injured, and police say 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway entered their home through
00:14an open window,
00:15went to the third floor, and started stabbing the couple.
00:18Gina Evans told officers Hemingway said he was God and was wearing only underwear.
00:23She also told police she heard her husband call him Elijah.
00:26This is Allegheny County Police Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph.
00:31We do not know if there was any pre-existing relationship.
00:36The female half, the woman, did not know this male.
00:40We were trying to determine if the two males knew each other.
00:45Police found Hemingway in neighbor Sandra Lee Trappin's backyard.
00:49She was Michael Bartley's guest last night on KDKA Radio.
00:53I, at that point, my vantage point is just, you know, simply looking out a window and being stunned, you
00:58know,
00:58because, you know, it's a very traumatizing event.
01:01Hemingway was free on non-monetary bond after an arrest for a February break-in at the home of his
01:07ex-girlfriend.
01:08He's now facing criminal homicide and other charges.
01:11The Pittsburgh Housing Authority Board approved last night the hiring of a new executive director,
01:17Ivory Matthews, who is also facing an ethics investigation in Portland, Oregon.
01:22In May, Matthews resigned as Housing Authority chief there.
01:26After it came to light, she spent more than $100,000 of public money on travel.
01:31An investigation found she arrived at destinations days early
01:34and used a public credit card for expenses unrelated to authority business.
01:38The Pittsburgh Housing Authority Board's vote was unanimous to approve Matthews' hiring,
01:44and Chairman Wazi Muhammad told Trib Live Matthews would not self-approve any travel expenses.
01:51Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for help in locating a missing man,
01:5564-year-old Eric Velez, who was last seen Thursday afternoon on Dilwish Street on Mount Washington.
02:01He's 5'10", weighs 150 pounds, and has brown eyes with gray hair and a beard.
02:06He was wearing a black sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and black boots.
02:10Eric's family told officers he tends to wander and requires assistance.
02:15Anyone with information about him should call 911.
02:18More gun violence in Allegheny County.
02:20A man shot multiple times in Wilkinsburg late last night.
02:24Officers responded to a call for shots fired in the 2000 block of Lindsay Road a few minutes before 1030,
02:30and the victim was, they say, in critical condition.
02:3320 guns were seized Thursday, along with kilograms of illegal drugs during a bust in Fayette County.
02:39Police seized $425,000 in the raid, targeting three locations in German Township and Mason Town Borough,
02:47and 52-year-old Mendo Love of Bronco was arrested now facing drug and firearms charges.
02:54The 2026 Houston Pumpkin Festival in Washington County is canceled due to severe weather.
03:00Organizers say the grounds are unsafe and unsuitable after heavy rainfall and flooding.
03:04However, the pumpkin parade in the firefighter's kitchen will still happen on Saturday, October 10th.
03:10Beacon Communities opened the Standard on 5th, a 51-unit affordable apartment building with a ribbon-cutting Thursday near the
03:17Birmingham Bridge.
03:18This uptown project received $1.6 million in no interest financing from the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
03:25KDKA Sports, Pirates Hates, Paul Skeens ended his season with a strong performance and his 200th strikeout in a 2
03:33-1 Bucs win over St. Louis.
03:35Preseason hockey.
03:37The Pens lost in Columbus 4-0.
03:39B. John Robinson rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns.
03:43The Falcons trounced the Packers 35-14 last night.
03:46The Falcons trounced the Packers 35-14 last night.
03:46The Falcons trounced the Packers 35-14 last night.
03:46The Falcons trounced the Packers 35-14 last night.
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