UPDATE: Police ID woman stabbed to death at NE Portland strip club

Police arrested a 23-year-old woman they suspect stabbed another woman at a Northeast Portland strip club Wednesday night.

Rinita Lowe

Rinita Linelle Lowe faces accusations of murder and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office website. Officers had responded at 11:36 p.m. to Club Skinn Gentleman's Club, 4523 N.E. 60th Ave. on reports of a stabbing, police said in a news release. The unidentified victim died at the scene.

Police say Lowe ran from the club into a neighboring 7-Eleven and was chased by security guards. Two officers getting coffee were inside the store and arrested her without incident, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, police spokesman.

"Homicide detectives learned that the victim and suspect knew each other and were involved in an argument with each other inside the club prior to the stabbing," Simpson said.

The location has been connected to violence in the past. A 33-year-old man died and a 21-year-old woman was injured in an overnight shooting outside the club in 2013, according to a previous Oregonian/OregonLive report.

And in January 2011, a man celebrating his 24th birthday was fatally shot outside the club, which was at that time called JD's Bar and Grill, according to a previous report.

Wednesday's stabbing remains under investigation. The victim's name has not been released. This post will be updated as news develops.

-- Tony Hernandez

thernandez@oregonian.com

503-294-5928

@tonyhreports

The Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Jim Ryan contributed to this post.