A 28-year-old man faces charges in connection to the stabbing death of a Mankato gas station employee early Tuesday morning.

MANKATO, Minn. (WKBT) -- A Kwik Trip employee was stabbed and killed Tuesday morning. Kwik Trip CEO and President Scott Zietlow confirmed the death in a release Tuesday, saying the employee was killed while working at their Mankato, Minnesota location.

A Minnesota Kwik Trip employee was stabbed to death while at work early Tuesday morning by a known customer, authorities say. The Mankato Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that 34-year-old Dennis Vosika of Mankato was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds when authorities arrived after 3 a.