San Rafael Fatal Stabbing Stemmed From Dispute Between Co-Workers, Police Say

CBS Bay Area

October 14, 2026

A fatal stabbing in San Rafael on Monday stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two co-workers that escalated into a physical confrontation, police said on Tuesday.

Just after 1 p.m. on Monday, police dispatchers received an emergency call about a person who had fallen and was being given first aid outside the Northgate Medical Dental Center at 750 Las Gallinas Avenue and Northgate Drive in San Rafael's Terra Linda district. The San Rafael Police Department said officers arrived to find the victim had been stabbed, and he was taken to a hospital where he died of his injuries.

Police at the scene where a stabbing victim was found at the Northgate Medical Dental Center at 750 Las Gallinas Avenue in San Rafael, Oct. 12, 2026/KPIX

Police said Monday that a person had been detained, and investigators were still sorting out what happened. On Tuesday, the department issued an update, saying that based on the victim's clothing, investigators determined that he was an employee of a business in the adjacent Northgate One Shopping Center, and that the stabbing followed a fight between the victim and a co-worker.

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