CHANDLER, Ariz. — A man has been arrested after allegedly killing a coworker at the Intel Ocotillo Campus. What police called a "violent homicide" left one person dead and another in the hospital.
Police identified the individual taken into custody as Derrick Lemond Simmons, 50. According to police, Simmons was arrested on charges of 1st-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection to the incident.
The deceased victim has been identified as 49-year-old Dan Foster.
Foster's sister Lilli Foster spoke with 12News about her brother's death. Sending the following statement:
Dan was a loving brother, son, father and husband. Dan and I were 15 months apart. We lost our dad in 1990 and momma raised us. Dan's son will be 15 this year. Dan was with Intel for 22 years. This senseless act took a good man away from a loving family. He was the type of guy that would do anything for anyone...even somebody he didn't know. He would make you laugh and give you the shirt off his back. There are not enough words that describe the great person Dan was. It is devastating for our family, so many lives have been changed by this horrific act.
According to court documents, Simmons used a baseball bat, a hatchet, and a knife to kill the victim. The second victim, a 27-year-old, was struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat when he confronted Simmons.
Officers reportedly found Simmons in front of the building carrying a black and blue duffel bag that contained the weapons used in the assault. Simmons told the officers that it was him they were looking for, court documents stated.
Officers were called to the Intel facility at 4500 S Dobson Rd. in Chandler, around 6:15 a.m. following reports of an assault.
"It appears this did involve employees from the [Intel] campus," said Chandler Police Sergeant Emma Huenneke, "We're not exactly sure of their relationship or their exact occupation, but they are employees of the facility."
Police have not disclosed the identity of the deceased. Police said the individual was "fatally injured from what appears to be blunt force trauma."
The injured person was taken to an area hospital and is expected to be okay, according to police.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News as we continue to update this article with more information.
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