Woman Stabs Brother At Peninsula Station, Police Allege

SAN MATEO, CA — Police have arrested an Oregon woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed her brother following an altercation at a San Mateo gas station this week. They say it happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, as the pair was passing through town with friends, at the the Shell gas station at 2901 South Norfolk Street.

Officers say they responded to a report of a verbal argument between a man and woman which had escalated into a stabbing, according to police.

"Seconds later, our officers arrived on the scene and found a male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds," police said in a news release, adding that the man was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Officers then learned that the victim was the brother of the suspect, who was identified as 30-year-old Evenlynn Enriquez. Following the stabbing, Enriquez fled the scene in a green Honda Civic.

"Our Officers relayed the suspect information to local agencies for assistance and saturated the area looking for the Honda," police said. "A few minutes later, Foster Police Department located the Honda, which was occupied by Enriquez."

After a preliminary investigation, officers determined that Enriquez and her brother were traveling from Oregon to Santa Cruz with friends. When the group stopped at the gas station in San Mateo, an argument between the two ensued and escalated, resulting in the stabbing.

Enriquez was booked into the San Mateo County jail, police said.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone