Man dead after overnight stabbing on light rail train near Mall of America

Published January 23, 2020 6:58am CST

Deadly stabbing on Blue Line near Mall of America station overnight

One man is dead after an flight ended in a stabbing on the Blue Line light rail train north of the Mall of America station early Thursday morning.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Police are investigating a deadly stabbing that happened overnight on a light rail train near the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Metro Transit police and Bloomington police were called to a Park & Ride just north of the Mall of America station shortly before 1 a.m.

Metro Transit spokesperson Howie Padilla said video shows a fight between two men on the Blue Line ended after one of them pulled a knife.

Paramedics transported the victim to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died.

Padilla said the suspect is still in custody, but it is unclear what started the fight.

The incident remains under investigation.