Northern Indiana worker slain in workplace attack identified
Posted February 06, 2018 6:00 am
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a northern Indiana worker has died in a workplace attack by a co-worker.
St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Commander Tim Corbett says one man died in the incident Tuesday at Patrick Metals in Mishawaka. The Homicide Unit identified him as 37-year-old Aaron Woods Jr. of South Bend.
Corbett declined to say how the man died, but local news media say the attack was initially reported as a stabbing.
Corbett says Woods and the suspect were co-workers,
The suspect wasn't immediately identified and remained at large Tuesday evening. Several schools near the plant were placed on external lockdown.
The company's website says it provides aluminum extrusion for a variety of industries.
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