Suspect held after stabbing leaves one dead, one injured in Mankato
Published 10:54 am Friday, June 7, 2013
MANKATO — A Minneapolis man is being held for an assault that left a woman dead and another man with stab wounds in Mankato.
Police say a 20-year-old woman was killed and a 26-year-old man repeatedly stabbed at a residence about 10 a.m. Thursday. A 24-year-old suspect was arrested about an hour later at a gas station.
Authorities say the suspect was acquainted with the victims. Mankato police say he’s being held in the local jail on possible charges of second-degree homicide and second-degree assault.
Police were assisted by the Blue Earth, Nicollet and LeSueur counties sheriff’s offices, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
