A man was stabbed to death early on Monday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis after an alleged dispute between members of a cleaning crew at the Cardinals’ stadium.
Police were called to a block outside of the stadium just before 3 a.m. on Monday and found the victim, a 27-year-old man, according to KSDK in St. Louis. Specifics of the incident are not yet known, but police took a 65-year-old man into custody. An investigation is ongoing.
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Both police and the team said that the two people involved were third-party contractors.
“We are aware of an isolated altercation that occurred between two on-site contracted individuals during the overnight hours on Monday morning,” the Cardinals said in a statement. “St. Louis metropolitan police were dispatched to investigate and our security team is cooperating with the department in its investigation.
“The safety and security of our fans, guests and employees remains our highest priority and we are confident our stadium security measures were in no way compromised last night.”
The incident took place hours after the Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 at Busch Stadium. That wrapped up a three-game series with the Dodgers. The Cardinals’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at Busch Stadium started as scheduled, too.
“Let me be very clear, this could have happened anywhere,” police spokesperson Mitch McCoy said on Monday, via KSDK. “This could have happened anywhere, but what happened tonight was a dispute between two people. Unfortunately, it happened at a treasured St. Louis staple.”
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