Factory Worker Kills Colleague In Work Dispute

YPSILANTI (AP) - Authorities in Washtenaw County are searching for a man who got in a dispute with a co-worker over his job performance at a metal plating factory, then shot him to death.

Ypsilanti police Sgt. Thomas Eberts tells AnnArbor.com that the shooting happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday near the Marsh Plating Corp. factory.

Eberts says the two argued about "an issue of job performance." He says they decided to settle the dispute nearby, and a 34-year-old resident of Ypsilanti Township repeatedly shot 29-year-old Superior Township resident Bhagavan Allen with a .45-caliber handgun.

Police didn't immediately release the suspect's name.

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