The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office detectives investigating a homicide that occurred Wednesday in Bay Point early this afternoon arrested the suspect.
He is identified as 85-year-old Rogelio Barajas Martinez of Bay Point. He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on one count of murder. He is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. Detectives say this incident is domestic related.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office says its investigating a homicide in Bay Point after responding to a stabbing where a woman has died.
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at about 4:27 PM, Muir Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a home on the 100 block of Riverside Place in Bay Point for a medical call with a request for police response.
Deputies arrived and found a couple, a man and woman, suffering from stab wounds. The man was taken to a local hospital; the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. She is not being identified at this time.
The Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit continues to investigate this case. Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact the Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600. For any tips, email: [email protected] or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
No other information was released.
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