[h=3]by Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press[/h]Updated
A worker was fatally stabbed at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, a company spokeswoman said.
DETROIT -- An auto worker stabbed a fellow employee to death Thursday inside a Chrysler factory that makes SUVs, a spokeswoman said.
The suspect then fled the factory and was found at Belle Isle, a city park minutes away in the Detroit River, where he committed suicide, Detroit police Sgt. Alan Quinn said. Both men worked at the plant but their names were not released immediately.
Quinn said he had no information on what led to stabbing or the relationship between the men.
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No other employees were injured, Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said.
"Two employees were involved in an altercation inside the plant," the company said in a statement. "One employee was stabbed and unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene. The Detroit Police Department is currently investigating. Production has been suspended for this morning and employees are being released."
The plant employs more than 3,000 workers on two shifts. The 3-million-square-foot plant makes Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango full-size SUVs.
"Chrysler Group is deeply saddened" by the events, the company said in its statement.
Employee Juan Davis said the incident, which he did not see, happened before 8 a.m. EDT.
"You were seeing people who just looked traumatized," said Davis, 29, who has worked at the plant for three months. "People were shocked."
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A worker was fatally stabbed at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, a company spokeswoman said.
A worker was fatally stabbed at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, a company spokeswoman said.
DETROIT -- An auto worker stabbed a fellow employee to death Thursday inside a Chrysler factory that makes SUVs, a spokeswoman said.
The suspect then fled the factory and was found at Belle Isle, a city park minutes away in the Detroit River, where he committed suicide, Detroit police Sgt. Alan Quinn said. Both men worked at the plant but their names were not released immediately.
Quinn said he had no information on what led to stabbing or the relationship between the men.
MORE: Full coverage via freep.com
No other employees were injured, Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said.
"Two employees were involved in an altercation inside the plant," the company said in a statement. "One employee was stabbed and unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene. The Detroit Police Department is currently investigating. Production has been suspended for this morning and employees are being released."
The plant employs more than 3,000 workers on two shifts. The 3-million-square-foot plant makes Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango full-size SUVs.
"Chrysler Group is deeply saddened" by the events, the company said in its statement.
Employee Juan Davis said the incident, which he did not see, happened before 8 a.m. EDT.
"You were seeing people who just looked traumatized," said Davis, 29, who has worked at the plant for three months. "People were shocked."
Contributing: The Associated Press
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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