Man stabbed to death at Busch Stadium hours after Cardinals' loss to Dodgers

A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death at Busch Stadium on Monday morning. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

(Daniel Shirey via Getty Images)

A man was stabbed to death early on Monday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis after an alleged dispute between members of a cleaning crew at the Cardinals’ stadium.

Police were called to a block outside of the stadium just before 3 a.m. on Monday and found the victim, a 27-year-old man, according to KSDK in St. Louis. Specifics of the incident are not yet known, but police took a 65-year-old man into custody. An investigation is ongoing.

Both police and the team said that the two people involved were third-party contractors.

“We are aware of an isolated altercation that occurred between two on-site contracted individuals during the overnight hours on Monday morning,” the Cardinals said in a statement. “St. Louis metropolitan police were dispatched to investigate and our security team is cooperating with the department in its investigation.

“The safety and security of our fans, guests and employees remains our highest priority and we are confident our stadium security measures were in no way compromised last night.”

The incident took place hours after the Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 at Busch Stadium. That wrapped up a three-game series with the Dodgers. The Cardinals’ game against the on Monday night at Busch Stadium started as scheduled, too.