Perla Nieto Murder: Jermard J. Lewis arrested for stabbing Kroger cashier

Perla Nieto Murder: Fort Wayne Police is investigating the deadly stabbing of a Kroger supermarket cashier Thursday morning.

Police said they believe 30-year-old Jermard J. Lewis of Fort Wayne returned to Kroger solely to attack the cashier, identified in court documents as Perla Nieto.

According to reports, Perla passed away after she was attacked and stabbed multiple times by Jermard J. Lewis. The incident happened at the Waynedale Kroger supermarket around 10:30 a.m.

According to police, they were summoned to the Waynedale Kroger about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday after a man threatened employees. According to police, the man left the business and subsequently returned, fatally stabbing a cashier before fleeing.

The woman was transferred to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. Later that afternoon, during the search for the culprit, police were called to a home on Bowser Avenue near Oxford Street. Jermard was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to police.