A 40-year-old woman was stabbed to death Monday morning, May 4, at Shalom House, a residential facility on Woodford Street in Portland.
Portland Police have now arrested a resident on murder charges.
Officials responded to the report of a stabbing at Shalom House, 503 Woodford Street, at 9:58am. Officers found that a male suspect had stabbed a female employee inside the building before fleeing the scene. The victim, identified as Marlene McNeill, 40, of Gorham, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Maine Medical Center, where she was later pronounced deceased.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death.
Officers located the suspect on the property just minutes later, at 10:04am, and took him into custody without incident. Armando Javier Negrete, 40, a resident of Shalom House, was arrested and charged with murder.
This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Police have not released further information about the facility’s role in the incident or any potential motive.
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