Man runs to Safeway after being stabbed by girlfriend in American Canyon, arrest made

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – JULY 27: Cars sit parked in front of a Safeway store on July 27, 2020 in Mill Valley, California. Albertsons, parent company …

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – JULY 27: Cars sit parked in front of a Safeway store on July 27, 2020 in Mill Valley, California. Albertsons, parent company of Safeway and one of the largest food and drug retailers in the nations, reported a 26.5% surge in quarterly same-store sales and a 21 percent increase in net sales to $22.75 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 that ended on June 20. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

by: Sophia Villalba

Posted: Sep 13, 2023 / 06:56 AM PDT

Updated: Sep 13, 2023 / 12:19 PM PDT

(KRON) — An arrest has been made after a man ran to a nearby Safeway after reportedly being stabbed by his girlfriend on Tuesday, according to the American Canyon Police Department.

Around 11:30 a.m., officers arrived and located a 30-year-old man suffering from a stab wound on his lower torso. According to the man, he was stabbed by his girlfriend, later identified as Genea Pereira, 32, at her house and ran to the nearest Safeway looking for help.

The victim, whose injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening, was transported to a local hospital.

Police made entry into Pereira’s home, located in the 200 block of Knightsbridge Way, but were unable to find her. During this time, residents were asked to shelter in place for around two hours, police said.

As the investigation continued, Napa County Sheriff’s detectives obtained an arrest warrant on Tuesday evening in relation to the stabbing. Pereira was arrested and booked by the sheriff’s office into the Napa County Department of Corrections on a domestic violence charge.

Pereira remains in custody as of Wednesday morning, according to American Canyon police.