Authorities in Lincoln have identified a woman stabbed to death on New Year's Eve as Dijah Ybarra, 21. Neland Gray Jr., 21, is in custody accused of her murder.

Ybarra was stabbed several times Monday night near the 1900 Block of Montclair Drive.

Emergency crews were called to the location around 7 p.m. and found an unresponsive Ybarra in a driveway. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and pronounced dead at 7:38 p.m.

Gray was arrested Tuesday morning. He is accused of First Degree Murder.

Police say the suspect and victim had been romantically involved and had two children together.

Investigators believe an initial assault happened in a vehicle minutes before they were called to the scene and they do not believe anyone else was involved.

Police said investigators are still processing the vehicle for forensics and the details surrounding what led up to the stabbing are still unclear.

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister said officers have been called in the past to intervene in domestic disturbances involving the two and they say there has been at least one previous assault by Gray on Ybarra. Gray was convicted of that assault.

According to court records, Ybarra had previously filed a protection order against Gray for herself and her child in December 2017.

In addition, court records show Gray was sentenced on charges of terroristic threats, resisting arrest, and domestic assault in June 2018. The incident took place on Dec. 2, 2017.

The documents state he was set free under post-release supervision in October after serving 110 days and granted credit for time served.

As part of the post-release supervision he was ordered to have no contact with Ybarra and to attend and successfully complete a domestic violence intervention program.