Arrest Made in Stabbing Death of Runner in Logan Circle
Source: NBC News (Washington DC)
An arrest has been made in the stabbing death of a 35-year-old woman who was attacked as she jogged through D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood. Wendy Martinez of Northwest Washington was out for a run in the 1400 block of 11th Street NW when she was stabbed multiple times just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect, who has not been identified, was arrested Wednesday night, sources tell News4.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Peter Newsham were scheduled to appear at a news conference Thursday morning to give an update on the case. After the stabbing, Martinez staggered into a nearby carryout restaurant. She collapsed a short time later.
The manager of the restaurant said he heard someone scream and saw Martinez covered in blood. "I scared. I dont know what happened, and I just try to call police," said the manager, who asked not to be identified. Strangers rushed to the woman's side to help her, and the manager called 911. Martinez died of her injuries a short time later.
Police released surveillance video Wednesday afternoon showing the suspect walking along 11th Street NW. Footage from another camera shows him walking with a knife in his hand. The knife used in the stabbing was found nearby. D.C. police chief Peter Newsham said police do not have a motive yet, but the "unsettling" attack was likely random.
Read more: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Arrest-Made-in-Stabbing-Death-of-Logan-Circle-Runner-493827731.html
Glad they caught him.
iluvtennis
(19,833 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,520 posts)Someone just wanted to stab someone else.
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)According to the police, there was no report of any interaction between the two of them: he just attacked/stabbed her as she was going past him. Then he dropped the knife and scurried off. The early twenties are prime-time for the onset of schizophrenia.
Props to whoever identified him for the police and got him off the street: he was dressed somewhat distinctively in the surveillance video, which someone who knew him could have recognized.
ProfessorGAC
(64,852 posts)That woman golfer from Iowa State was just this week, too. That appeared to be a psycho killer, random attack too.
MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)I watched it and thought it was a heavyset black LADY.
Strange-looking dude, really weird gate/walking pattern, like his brain doesn't connect with his feet right.
Just based on that my "crazy" alarm went off.