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Walmart employee stabs coworker during fight while on the job, Washington cops say

A 31-year-old Walmart employee was stabbed multiple times by his colleague while at the store in Auburn, Washington, on March 30, 2022, police said. He’s in critical condition.
A 31-year-old Walmart employee was stabbed multiple times by his colleague while at the store in Auburn, Washington, on March 30, 2022, police said. He’s in critical condition. Matt Rourke AP

A Walmart employee stabbed his coworker when the two got into a fight while working at a Washington store, police said.

The 26-year-old man stabbed the worker multiple times during a fight in the Walmart just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, the Auburn Police Department said.

The 31-year-old man was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition “with life-threatening injuries,” police said.

Police arrested the 26-year-old.

Auburn is about 14 miles northeast of Tacoma.

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This story was originally published March 30, 2022 at 11:22 AM with the headline "Walmart employee stabs coworker during fight while on the job, Washington cops say."

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McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
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