JERUSALEM (JTA) — A dual American-Israeli citizen wounded in a terrorist attack on a Jerusalem bus has died.
Richard Lakin died Tuesday morning at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, where he remained unconscious since the Oct. 13 attack. He was 76.
Lakin was shot and stabbed on a bus in the East Talpiot neighborhood. Two others were killed in the attack and more than 10 were wounded. One of the assailants was killed and the other was wounded.
Lakin moved to Israel from Connecticut 32 years with his wife and two children. He had eight grandchildren. He ran a business with his wife teaching English and was the author of the book “Teaching as an Act of Love.”
His children announced his death on his Facebook page.
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