Crime & Safety
Multiple Stabbed In Tallahassee
The stabbing happened Wednesday morning at a Coca-Cola distribution center.
TALLAHASSEE, FL — An employee stabbed five of his co-workers at a Florida workplace Wednesday morning, police said.
The stabbing happened around 8:40 a.m. in the 2000 block of Maryland Circle in Tallahassee at Dyke Industries, a wholesale building material supplier.
The accused stabber, identified by police as Antwann D. Brown, was arrested. According to The Associated Press, the man got into an argument with his co-workers and was ordered to leave by a supervisor. He then returned to the workplace and stabbed the five employees, according to the report.
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The victims were taken to local hospitals. One of the victims was in serious condition, two were in fair condition and two were said to be in good condition, according to the AP.
Other employees at the business reportedly fought off Brown and were able to pin him down but he escaped, the AP reported. He was later apprehended by cops.
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Police are asking anyone with information to call (850) 891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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