Kwik Trip Employee Fatally Stabbed Overnight in Mankato

Mar 18, 2025

A Kwik Trip employee was fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning in Mankato, authorities say.

Police officers responded to reports of a disturbance at the Kwik Trip store located at 1549 Madison Avenue around 3:04 a.m.

When they arrived, police discovered an unresponsive worker with a visible stab wound who was lying on the floor. Paramedics transported the man to Mayo Clinic Health System, where he was later pronounced dead.

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Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the store and were able to identify a suspect: 28-year-old Michael Miller. Officers later took Miller into custody without apparent incident at his residence, though he has not yet been charged.

The victim was identified late Tuesday afternoon as 34-year-old Dennis Vosika, of Mankato. There were no reports of any other injuries.

The Mankato Department of Public Safety is working alongside the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the killing. Formal charges against Miller are expected to be filed within the coming days.

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