Crime & Safety

Woman Stabbed In South OC Amazon Warehouse

An Amazon employee was fighting for her life Tuesday after a stabbing at the company's Mission Viejo warehouse.

An Amazon employee was fighting for her life Tuesday following a stabbing at the company's Mission Viejo warehouse.
An Amazon employee was fighting for her life Tuesday following a stabbing at the company's Mission Viejo warehouse. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

MISSION VIEJO, CA — An Amazon employee was fighting for her life Tuesday following a stabbing at the company's Mission Viejo warehouse.

Orange County sheriff's deputies were dispatched at 9:32 a.m. to the warehouse facility at 25725 Jeronimo Road regarding the stabbing, according to Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Michael Woodroof.

The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Woodroof said. She was only described as being in her 40s.

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A suspect, who may be an ex-employee, surrendered to deputies and was being detained, Woodroof said.

It was unclear what prompted the attack.

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