SAN BERNARDINO >> San Bernardino police investigators are still searching for the 18-year-old woman who reportedly stabbed her boyfriend to death Monday morning then allegedly posted about it on Facebook.

A post on Nakasia James’ Facebook page as late as Monday afternoon stated, “I love always love Dorian Brent tyrome powell.” This post came after a longer post that said the stabbing was an accident and alleged that her boyfriend, Dorian Powell, 21, of San Bernardino, had struck her prior to the fatal attack early Monday morning inside apartment 92 at the Highland Club Apartments, 2085 North Central Ave.

Both have since been removed. Police say they have not determined the authenticity of the social media posts but say they’re investigating the claim.

The first post after the slaying acknowledged the police were searching for James.

Powell is the city’s third homicide victim of the year.

Officials are also investigating a Monday night shooting at the same apartment. Residents say the shooting was in retaliation to Powell’s slaying, but police have yet to confirm it.

“We did have a shots fired call, and I believe it was in the victim’s apartment,” Lt. Rich Lawhead said in an email. “However there is nothing that confirms it was retaliation or as a result of anything related to the homicide.”

Apartment Manager Melissa De Los Santos believes it was retaliation.

“I was talking to the mother and brother of the suspect five minutes before the shooting happened,” she said. “I was at the bottom of the stairs and had to run back to the office when someone said a gunman ran up and shot six times into the apartment through the window from the sidewalk.”

Nobody was injured or struck by the gunfire.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, or the whereabouts of James, is asked to call Detective Brian Lewis at 909-384-5762 or Sgt. Emil Kokesh at 909-384-5615.

Staff writer Doug Saunders contributed to this report.