The Axeman

Officials in Vancouver are searching for an unidentified man who attacked two strangers with a hatchet Saturday.

One man believes the suspect may have followed him from a convenience store before attacking him at a bus stop. The second victim saw the attack and rushed to help, being injured in the process. One suffered a severe skull fracture and is in intensive care; the other suffered only minor wounds to the head and neck.

The suspect fled the scene. Authorities do not know what may have led to the attack.

© C Harris Lynn, 2008