Woman dies after knife attack at supermarket in southern Maine; 2nd woman in custody
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Police say a woman has been killed in a knife attack at a supermarket in southern Maine.
WCSH-TV reports (http://on.wcsh6.com/1MyuQIC ) the attack happened Wednesday at a Shaw's supermarket in Saco. The station reports the 59-year-old woman was taken to a hospital with severe injuries and died later.
Police say a 31-year-old woman has been taken into custody. Officials haven't released any possible motive and haven't said whether the women knew each other.
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Colin Esposito was at the store shortly after the attack. He tells WCSH he saw a purse lying on the ground next to a "massive" pool of blood near the frozen foods section.
An employee reached by telephone says store managers have no comment on what happened.
Shaw's is a division of Minneapolis-based retailer SuperValu Inc.
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Information from: WCSH-TV, http://www.wcsh6.com