Man hangs himself after stabbing woman in south Sacramento home, authorities say

A suspect stabbed a woman, then committed suicide at a south Sacramento residence on Wednesday morning, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department officials said.

Deputies responded to a report of a stabbing at the 8100 block of Montreux Way at around 6:05 a.m. and found a woman with a “knife protruding from her chest,” spokesman Sgt. Shaun Hampton said.

The suspect, a man, was found dead of apparent suicide as deputies searched the home.

“He hung himself,” Hampton said.

The woman suffered serious wounds and was transported to a local hospital, where she underwent surgery. She is expected to survive, Hampton said.

The incident appeared to be domestic violence, with the suspect and victim believed to be a married couple living together in the home, Hampton said. A third person, an elderly woman also living at the residence and believed to be a family member, left the home without any injuries, Hampton said.

Hampton said the couple did not have a recorded history of violent incidents. The incident is still under investigation.

Deputies communicated with the people in the house via PA announcements from their car rather than entering the residence right away, according to Hampton.

“It’s a tactic we use to de-escalate a situation,” he said.

The suspect has not yet been identified by the Coroner’s Office.

This story was originally published January 2, 2019 at 7:43 AM.