A man was killed and a woman critically injured in a double stabbing at a rest stop near Grand Island just after 7:00 Wednesday morning. The Hall County Sheriff’s Department believes the attack was the result of a robbery.
Investigators say a 72-year-old man and 71-year-old woman from Eureka, Missouri were both stabbed. The man died at Grand Island Regional Hospital and the woman is in critical condition at the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, identified as 22-year-old James Thompson Jr., from Elyria, Ohio left the scene and was pursued by the Nebraska State Patrol and eventually apprehended. The investigation is continuing and an autopsy has been ordered for the 72-year-old man.