Police officers took a 31-year-old foreign national into custody Thursday morning following a fatal stabbing at a Catholic convent.
Patrol units swarmed the grounds of the Jarosław abbey after receiving reports of an active assault around 9:30 a.m.
Officers located the suspect on the abbey property and detained him before he could flee the area.
Investigators confirmed the suspect attacked five individuals during the violent incident, injuring four men and one woman.
Police secured the crime scene and recovered physical evidence from the grounds while paramedics treated the wounded.
Law enforcement later confirmed that one male victim died at the hospital from severe knife wounds.
Detectives are currently interviewing witnesses and reviewing physical evidence to figure out what led up to the attack.
Authorities have not released a motive as homicide officers continue questioning the suspect in police custody.
State prosecutors remain on scene supervising forensic officers as they document the timeline of events.
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