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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The man accused of an unprovoked attack at the Laos Transit Center in Tucson late last year has been sentenced.
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On Tuesday, June 2, Godwin Bloomer-Igbokwe was handed a five-year sentence in the state prison system. The state has asked for six years, while the defense requested a four-year term.
The 28-year-old Bloomer-Igbokwe had been facing charges of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated assault resulting in serious injury. He ended up pleading guilty to aggravated assault.
The Tucson Police Department said Bloomer-Igbokwe attacked another man in a bathroom at the transit center near Irvington and Park around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30.
The TPD said the victim was “seemingly unaware that the suspect was in the bathroom, opened the bathroom door, and was immediately struck in the head by the suspect with a (piece of metal).”
The TPD said Bloomer-Igbokwe took a bus to the transit center before the incident and fled the scene before officers arrived.
The victim suffered significant head injuries and was transported to a local hospital. According to court documents, a piece of the victim’s skull was found at the scene.
Bloomer-Igbokwe allegedly threatened a second victim with a knife following the initial attack.
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It was the 11th violent attack connected to Sun Tran since April.
The 10 other violent attacks connected to Sun Tran since April are listed below.
- On April 5, 25-year-old Daniel Michael Jr. allegedly attacked a man and a woman with a hatchet at a Sun Link streetcar stop in downtown Tucson. Jacob Couch died from his injuries from the attack, and Michael was charged with murder.
- On May 12, 42-year-old Frank Rick Lopez allegedly attacked two people with a hatchet at a Sun Tran bus stop near Sabino Canyon and Tanque Verde Roads.
- On July 9, a 15-year-old woman was arrested after a 19-year-old woman was injured during a knife fight on a bus at the Ronstadt Center in Tucson.
- On July 25, a woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man on a bus at the Laos Transit Center in Tucson.
- On Aug. 11, a man was injured in a stabbing at the Ronstadt Center in downtown Tucson.
- On Aug. 12, a man was injured in a fight and stabbing at the Loas Transit Center in Tucson.
- On Aug. 20, a man was injured in a fight and stabbing at the Tohono Tadai Transit Center near the Tucson Mall.
- On Sept. 9, a Sun Tran driver was injured in an assault at Udall Park in Tucson.
- On Oct. 6, an elderly man was injured in an attack at a Sun Tran bus stop near Pantano and Stella.
- On Oct. 14, a man was arrested after allegedly shooting at people while on a Sun Tran bus near Irvington and 13th Avenue.
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