A person who rented workplace area in a Philadelphia workplace constructing as arrested Wednesday after allegedly beating a lady to demise with a metallic pipe as she sat at a reception desk, authorities stated.
The brutal daytime assault – which was seen by a number of witnesses – passed off on the eighth ground of the Regus constructing within the Outdated Metropolis neighborhood simply after 2 p.m., FOX 29 of Philadelphia reported.
“Individuals screaming, individuals hiding beneath desks, [a] individual with a weapon. It was positively a really violent, tragic incident that in all probability lasted longer than your regular murder when somebody will get shot,” Philadelphia police Chief Inspector Scott Small informed reporters.
The 48-year-old suspect, who rented workplace area on the eighth ground, is accused of strolling up behind the girl as she sat within the reception space on the identical ground, in accordance with authorities.
The unidentified sufferer, 31, described by coworkers as a “staff chief,” was struck at the least 5 instances within the head, police stated.
The sufferer additionally had defensive wounds to her arms and fingers, FOX 29 reported. She was taken to a hospital and died shortly after arrival.
After the brutal beating, police arrived to seek out the suspect getting off an elevator lined in blood and carrying a bag with two-foot-long bloody metallic pipes, FOX 29 reported.
The suspect was arrested and recognized by a number of witnesses, Small stated. As of early Thursday, authorities had not but launched his identify.
Police consider the suspect and sufferer knew one another and had arguments prior to now, in accordance with the station. A lease dispute might have additionally fueled the assault, Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV reported.
“We're nonetheless engaged on that data,” Small added. “It was positively a really violent, tragic incident.”
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