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Iowa law enforcement continues to seek a man in connection with two early morning stabbings in Postville.
Norberto Luna, 47, is suspected of stabbing two men at about 3 a.m. this morning, according to Postville Police Chief Michael Halse. Law enforcement is searching for a green early 1990′s Ford Aerostar with an Illinois license plate 9465817. Luna is believed to have fled the area in this vehicle.
The public is warned not to approach Luna, but to contact local law enforcement.
The stabbings happened near the downtown business district at 101 E. Tilden St. The reason behind the altercation is not yet known.
This file photo shows the intersection of Lawler and Tilden in downtown Postville. The stabbing incident is said to have taken place very near where the vehicles are parked in this photograph.
A 19-year-old stabbing victim, Irving Villarreal, had a single wound that was not considered critical. He was treated and subsequently released from a local hospital. The second victim, Ricardo Salinas, 37, had a single wound that required life flight to Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Halse said that Salinas has gone through surgery and is now listed in fair condition.
The two stabbing victims, according to Halse, are currently employed by Agriprocessors, the town’s largest employer. The suspect, Halse said, was previously employed at the kosher meatpacking plant, but had recently been fired.
The case is being handled by the Postville Police Department, the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation.
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