Overview
- The confrontation unfolded around 3:05 p.m. on Oct. 7 inside the Kroger on the 16000 block of Fort Street in Southgate.
- Police say the two men had arranged to meet and argued over a woman before the fight turned deadly.
- The suspect, identified by police as a 33-year-old store employee, was arrested at the scene, and the victim was not employed at the store.
- The victim, a 23-year-old Southgate man, suffered multiple stab wounds and died after being taken to a hospital.
- Authorities describe the case as isolated with no ongoing threat to the public, with identities and charges pending and an arraignment possible as soon as tomorrow.