Woman Fatally Stabbed At Kum And Go HQ
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Police are trying to piece together what led to a woman's slaying inside Kum & Go headquarters, according to a report by KCCI.com.
Authorities found the body of Gabriela Perez Ramirez on Saturday afternoon in a wooded area just north of Des Moines's city limits near Interstate 35-80 and Morningstar Drive. The victim's live-in boyfriend, Isaac Martinez Zepada, has been charged in the killing.
According to police reports, Zepada and Perez-Ramirez were working together as janitors at Kum & Go headquarters, 6400 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, on Thursday night. Both worked for a janitorial service that cleans office buildings. Police said they were not Kum & Go employees.
The two got into a fight and Perez-Ramirez was killed.
"They became involved in some type of argument, confrontation. As a result, he killed her inside the building," police spokesman Sgt. Todd Dykstra told KCCI.com.
After Martinez-Zepada stabbed and beat Perez-Ramirez inside the Kum & Go building, he then moved her body to the Morningstar Drive location, police said.
Martinez-Zepada has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held at the Dallas County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond. A court date has been set for May 2.
Police said they will continue to investigate the motive for the crime.
Kum & Go spokesman Paul Kluding told CSNews Online that the chain is not making a public statement regarding the incident since it is an open police investigation. He referred all requests for comment to the Des Moines Police Department.
Authorities found the body of Gabriela Perez Ramirez on Saturday afternoon in a wooded area just north of Des Moines's city limits near Interstate 35-80 and Morningstar Drive. The victim's live-in boyfriend, Isaac Martinez Zepada, has been charged in the killing.
According to police reports, Zepada and Perez-Ramirez were working together as janitors at Kum & Go headquarters, 6400 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, on Thursday night. Both worked for a janitorial service that cleans office buildings. Police said they were not Kum & Go employees.
The two got into a fight and Perez-Ramirez was killed.
"They became involved in some type of argument, confrontation. As a result, he killed her inside the building," police spokesman Sgt. Todd Dykstra told KCCI.com.
After Martinez-Zepada stabbed and beat Perez-Ramirez inside the Kum & Go building, he then moved her body to the Morningstar Drive location, police said.
Martinez-Zepada has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held at the Dallas County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond. A court date has been set for May 2.
Police said they will continue to investigate the motive for the crime.
Kum & Go spokesman Paul Kluding told CSNews Online that the chain is not making a public statement regarding the incident since it is an open police investigation. He referred all requests for comment to the Des Moines Police Department.