CHANDLER, AZ — A 50-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly killed one of his co-workers and injured another at an Intel plant in Chandler Saturday morning.
Chandler police say they originally started getting calls about the incident around 6:15 a.m. at the plant near Dobson and Ocotillo roads.
Officials say the individual who died suffered from blunt-force trauma. He has been identified as 49-year-old Dan Foster, an employee at Intel.
Another person, a 27-year-old man who also worked at Intel, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
The suspect, identified as Derrick Simmons, was arrested without incident and was booked for first-degree murder and aggravated assault.
Officials say Simmons had multiple weapons including a baseball bat, hatchet, and knife.
Intel released the following statement about the incident:
After a tragic incident at the Ocotillo campus this morning, Chandler Police are on-site and working closely with Intel Security as they conduct their investigation.
Police say they are in the early stages of the investigation, but they believe there is no threat to the public and the community is safe.
