Stabbing victim dies after she runs into police station seeking help
Another woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the attack.
An Atlantic City woman who ran into the nearby police headquarters seeking help after being stabbed Wednesday collapsed and later died of her wounds, officials said.
Police said Jennifer Rodriguez and her husband, Raphy, both 34, were stabbed in their South Iowa Avenue apartment about 6:35 a.m. following a dispute with a guest identified as Rollie Ellis, 28.
Jennifer Rodriguez fled and ran into the Atlantic City Police Department headquarters across the street, bleeding from wounds to the back of her head and neck, and collapsed, authorities said. She was taken to AtlantiCare City Campus, where she died.
Raphy Rodriguez also escaped and flagged down a patrol car on Iowa, police said.
Police arrested Ellis, of Pleasantville, N.J. She was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and third-degree possession of a weapon, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Raphy Rodriguez was taken to the hospital with several stab wounds and is expected to survive, officials said.