COLDWATER,MI (WTVB) – A homicide investigation remains underway after a verbal dispute between co-workers escalated into a fatal stabbing on Monday night at the Clemens Food Group meat processing plant on Newton Road.
Coldwater Police say that 21-year-old Brandon Eduardo Velasquez Chavez died at the scene from a stab wound to his back. His 20-year-old co-worker, who was immediately detained by arriving deputies and remains held at the Branch County Jail.
According to Coldwater Public Safety Director Joe Scheid, the altercation allegedly began over a dispute regarding uniquely numbered knives assigned to plant employees.
The Coldwater Department of Public Safety is actively continuing its investigation with active assistance from the Michigan State Police, detectives are continuing to interview eyewitnesses who were working nearby on the production line when the attack occurred.
Anyone who possesses information relevant to the incident is strongly urged by law enforcement to contact Detective Sgt. Sarah Gunneman at 517-278-4525.
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