Police were alerted to an earlier disturbance in the store
A manhunt is underway in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday after a Kroger cashier was fatally stabbed.
The Fort Wane Police Department is investigating the stabbing which happened just after 11 a.m. at 7008 Bluffton Road.
Witnesses told police there was a disturbance in the store around 10:30 a.m. with a male suspect threatening staff.
A Kroger store where police say an employee was killed Thursday morning. (Google Maps)
The suspect left the store, but then came back a short while later and stabbed a female employee before fleeing in a vehicle, police said.
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Kroger staff rendered aid to the victim before police officers arrived. Medics took over and transported the victim to a local hospital in a life-threatening condition.
She later succumbed to her injuries, police said.
Witnesses told police there was a disturbance in the store around 10:30 a.m. with a male suspect threatening staff. (iStock)
Police say they are exhausting every lead to identify and locate the suspect. The department says the attack appeared to be a "targeted incident" and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
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The Coroner’s Office will release the cause and manner of death, along with the victim’s identity at a later date.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Kroger for comment.
Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.
