One dead, one injured, authorities investigate Greenfield homicide

GREENFIELD, Iowa — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a homicide that killed one and injured another in Greenfield.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, at approximately 12:45 a.m., the Adair County Communications Center received a 911 call on a stabbing in Greenfield.

Officers with the Greenfield Police Department arrived in the 200 block of northeast 4th Street and located a deceased Hispanic male inside the home. A second victim was located inside the home suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

Yudiel Vega-Blanco, 39, was taken into custody without incident and taken to the Adair County Jail. Vega-Blanco has been charged with murder in the 1st degree and willful injury causing bodily injury.

Authorities have opened an investigation and say no further details are being released at this time. The Greenfield Police Department is being assisted by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, the Adair County Attorney’s Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. 

Law enforcement considers this an isolated incident and says there is no active threat to the community.

The names of the victims are not being released pending notification of family.

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