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Authorities in Mankato say an employee at a Kwik Trip store was fatally stabbed early Tuesday. A suspect is in custody.

The Mankato Department of Public Safety said officers responded to reports of a disturbance at the convenience store at 1549 Madison Ave. — just east of Victory Drive — just after 3 a.m. They found an employee on the floor of the Kwik Trip, unresponsive, with a knife wound. 

The 34-year-old man — identified by authorities at Dennis Vosika of Mankato — was pronounced dead at a hospital.

“In reviewing store surveillance footage, officers were able to identify the suspect,” police said 

. “The 28-year-old male was taken into custody a short time later at his residence without incident.”

In an update later Tuesday, Mankato police said the suspect was “a known customer and easily identified as the suspect.”

Police have not released further details about the circumstances of the stabbing. There were no reports of anyone else injured.

Kwik Trip CEO Scott Zietlow called the killing of the store employee “an unimaginable tragedy.”

“This is a devastating loss for all of us, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends,” Zietlow said in a statement. “As a company, we are fully committed to supporting our coworkers through this painful ordeal. The suspect is in police custody, and we are working closely with law enforcement authorities to understand what happened.”

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting local authorities with the investigation.

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Authorities in Mankato say an employee at a Kwik Trip store was fatally stabbed early Tuesday. A suspect is in custody.


Employee fatally stabbed at Kwik Trip store in Mankato

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