PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who tried to steal merchandise from a Philadelphia department store returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing one and wounding the other, city police said.
The attack at Macy’s happened shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. Police said security guards saw the man trying to steal some hats and recovered the merchandise. When the man returned, he stabbed a 30-year-old guard in the neck and a 23-year-old guard in the face and arm when he tried to help his colleague.
The older guard was taken to hospital and was pronounced dead there a short time later. Police said the other guard was receiving treatment for his injuries, but no further details about his condition were revealed.
Police said the stabbing suspect fled the store after the attack and threw a knife onto the tracks on the platform of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority train station. He was later arrested at another SEPTA station in the city, police said.
The names of the suspect and the two guards were not revealed. Authorities said it was not immediately clear what charges the suspect faces.
No other injuries were reported in the attack.
Associated Press
