Antioch Woman Stabbed To Death At Shopping Center
ANTIOCH (BCN) - A woman was stabbed to death in a parking lot in Antioch Monday morning and her alleged attacker has been arrested, Antioch police said.
Police received a call at about 10 a.m. reporting a stabbing in the parking lot of Delta Fair Shopping Center at 2950 Delta Fair Blvd.
When they arrived, they found the victim, later identified as 44-year-old Arlene Jefferson, suffering from stab wounds, police said.
Jefferson was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Officers arrested Roy Crites, a 56-year-old Antioch resident, at the scene and recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack, police said.
Investigators believe Crites and the victim were arguing in the parking lot when Crites allegedly stabbed her, according to police.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Antioch Police Detective Castillo at (925) 779-6933.
