Hannibal man killed trying to help woman

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — A Hannibal man is dead after reportedly trying to stop two men from attacking a female.

Instead, the attackers apparently turned their attention to the victim, 45-year-old Rodney Wood, leaving him fatally injured. Both suspects, ages 21 and 22, were arrested Sunday.

Wood’s body was found early Sunday on Broadway in the northeast Missouri town.

Police are saying little about the incident. But a family friend tells the Hannibal Courier-Post that Wood was riding his motorbike when he saw a female being attacked. Her age was not known.

Friends say Wood stopped to intervene and the men began attacking him.

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Information from: Hannibal Courier-Post, http://www.hannibal.net