AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a news release Wednesday, the Austin Police Department said a man was arrested after he was accused of stabbing his wife Tuesday in north Austin.
At approximately 3:15 p.m., APD officers responded to reports of a stabbing at an apartment complex in the 11700 block of Metric Boulevard, the release said.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Minerva Jimenez, 30, with stab wounds, the release said. Jimenez died minutes later.
Then, at 3:25 p.m., officers responded to another emergency call reporting a man, Jorge Luis Alvarado Blanco, 38, threatening to jump off the west Parmer Lane bridge over North Interstate Highway 35, police said.
People who called into 911 dispatch said Blanco wanted to jump off the bridge because he had just killed his wife, the release said.
Officers arrived at the scene and arrested Blanco without incident, according to police. As of Wednesday afternoon, Blanco is not listed in custody. KXAN will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
According to police, this is the 16th homicide of the year. The case remained under investigation Tuesday.