Assault suspect found hanged in Coulee City
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COULEE CITY - A Coulee City man in his 50s was found hanging outside of his home Tuesday by police seeking him for an assault on his wife.
Emergency services were called to a Coulee City business around 2 p.m. to tend to a woman claiming to have been assaulted by her husband at their home on Pinto Ridge Northeast, just outside of city limits, according to a Grant County Sheriff's Office spokesperson.
She told officers she escaped her home and drove to the business for help.
The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment of her injuries and police went to the home to locate the husband, according to the spokesperson. He was found dead and hanging outside of the home.
The names were not released until the next of kin are notified.
The situation remains under investigation.
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