A woman was arrested after a stabbing attack at a housing facility in San Rafael and a subsequent standoff with officers, police said Wednesday.
The San Rafael Police Department said officers arrested 30-year-old Antoinae Tajzahnique Austin for the alleged stabbing Tuesday at Casa Canal, a former office building converted into a supportive housing for people who were formerly homeless. In a press release, police said dispatchers received an emergency call from the facility located at the corner of Kerner Boulevard and Bellam Boulevard, south of Canal Street, just before 5:30 p.m.
The report indicated a woman, who was a resident at the facility, had stabbed another resident in the stomach. When officers arrived, they were told that the suspect, identified as Austin, had fled. The vict