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Police: Kevin Emanuel Charged With Fatally Stabbing Aaron Jenkins At Philadelphia International Airport

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Police have identified a man accused of stabbing a co-worker to death at the Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday.

Police say 35-year-old Kevin Emanuel stabbed his co-worker, 28-year-old Aaron Jenkins, during a fight over an overhead light. Emanuel has been charged with murder and possession of an instrument of crime.

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An employee was stabbed to death at Philadelphia International Airport. (credit: CBS3)

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Philadelphia Police Lt. John Walker says one man turned off a light and the other wanted it on. A friend jumped in and the three men became physical.

That's when police say Emanuel stabbed Jenkins.

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Jenkins was found lying on the maintenance break room floor with a stab wound to the upper left thigh. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

It is believed Jenkins was stabbed with a box cutter, but police are still searching for the weapon.

Police say the men are Worldwide Flight Services employees, who are contracted by Frontier Airlines to clean planes.

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