Man dies several days after being attacked with hatchet while sitting at bus stop with wife

TUCSON, Ariz. (TCN) — A 32-year-old Alabama man passed away almost two weeks after he was violently attacked by a stranger with a hatchet while he and his wife waited at a bus stop.

On April 5 at approximately 10 a.m., Tucson Police Department officers responded to an assault call on East Broadway Boulevard and South 6th Avenue, where they found Jacob Couch with sharp-force injuries. Witnesses and bystanders reportedly rendered aid before police and fire showed up. Paramedics transported Couch to Banner University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Officers searched for the suspect, Daniel Michael, in the area, but did not locate him…

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