Man, 72, Killed and His Wife Wounded in Knife Attack at Nebraska Highway Rest Area

Man, 72, Killed and His Wife Wounded in Knife Attack at Nebraska Highway Rest Area
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb.—An attempted robbery at a highway rest area in eastern Nebraska left a 72-year-old man dead and his 71-year-old wife critically injured in a knife attack Wednesday, authorities said.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to an Interstate 80 rest area shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday and found the couple both injured with knife wounds. Authorities said Gary and Mary Weaver had been traveling across Nebraska in their mobile home before the incident occurred.