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- September 19, 2018
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A woman was fatally stabbed Sept. 18 as she jogged near her home in Logan Circle. Police are currently searching for the man they believed committed the homicide.
Wendy Karina Martinez, chief of staff at FiscalNote, a company that analyzes data for government relations, was attacked during the evening hours on the 1400 block of 11th Street, NW. According to news reports, Martinez, 35, was able to run into a nearby Chinese carryout restaurant where she received CPR from a practicing nurse.
Despite all life-saving efforts, Martinez succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital.
The person of interest who police believe attacked Wendy Karina Martinez.
The Metropolitan Police Department released surveillance video of her attacker. The person of interest is described as a black male wearing a mustard-colored sweatshirt that was about thigh-length, dark-colored sweatpants that were rolled up to expose part of his shins with white socks and light-colored sandals on his feet.
“This is one of those types of unsettling incidents that sometimes happen in large cities, but it seems like a singular incident,” Police Chief Peter Newsham said during a press conference Sept. 19.
Logan Circle is located in Ward 2. According to D.C. Witness data, three homicides occurred in Ward 2 in 2018. As of Sept. 19, the stabbing is the only homicide to occur this year in or near Logan Circle.
There have been 110 homicides in DC so far this year compared to 89 homicides during the same time last year.
A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide in DC.