Arrest made in fatal stabbing of jogger in Washington, DC: Police originally appeared on abcnews.go.com A suspect has been arrested in the fatal attack of a woman who was stabbed multiple times while jogging in a trendy neighborhood in the nation's capital just a few miles from the White House. Wendy Karina Martinez was stabbed multiple times in an attack Washington D.C. Chief of Police Peter Newsham described as "random." Newsham told reporters Thursday that police had arrested 23-year-old Anthony Crawford. Mayor Murial Bowser added that the attack had "outraged" the community. "This is a woman who should be going to work today," said Bowser, standing in front of the Chinese restaurant where Martinez sought help after being stabbed. Martinez, 35, stumbled into the Chinese restaurant in Washington D.C.'s Logan Circle around 8 p.m. Tuesday, suffering from multiple stab wounds to the neck, police said. Martinez tried to alert customers to her attacker but the suspect had already fled the scene, witnesses said. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she died, police said. Chief Newsham said a surveillance camera showed the suspect running from the area of the attack at P Street and 11th Street Northwest. He said the video footage and tips from the community led to Crawford's arrest late Wednesday night. He said police found Crawford in a park at 14th Street and Girard Street Northwest and was taken into custody for questioning. He was charged with first-degree murder early Thursday morning, the chief said. He said Crawford had an injury to his hand when officers detained him and that he was treated at a hospital. He said Crawford is a resident of Washington, D.C. (MORE: Wisconsin woman wriggles out of handcuffs, escapes local jail, gets re-arrested: Police) "They tried to provide medical assistance to her. Unfortunately, she was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead," Newsham said Wednesday. "It is more likely a random act than anything else but we're going to look at all possibilities." Story continues "It's horrible to see something like this happen in the city," he added, describing the area as a "very safe neighborhood." Newsham said security cameras showed Martinez jogging west on P Street just before she was confronted by the suspect. He said the suspect stabbed Martinez without warning or uttering a word to her. Mayor Bowser said the crime has been "damaging to all our senses of safety." Martinez was an avid runner and worked for a local software company, according to her family. She and her fiancé, Daniel Hincapie, were engaged last week. "We are deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Wendy Karina Martinez was the light of our lives," her mother, Cora Martinez, wrote in a statement. "Not only was she an avid runner, but she was a devout Christian, a wonderful friend, and a driven professional. Everything you hope that a daughter and a friend could be." Help us identify the person responsible for the murder of Wendy Martinez. She was stabbed to death last night in the 1400 block of 11th St, NW. Click the link for additional details and video. https://t.co/Ybce195sqs Have info? Call 202-727-9099/Text 50411 pic.twitter.com/9LjLavquPZ — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 19, 2018 FiscalNote, where Wendy Martinez served as chief of staff, tweeted its condolences to her family on Wednesday. (MORE: 17-year-old suffers 'life-threatening injuries' after being shot at school bus stop: Police) "The entire FiscalNote family is shocked and deeply saddened to learn that Wendy Martinez, our Chief of Staff, was killed last night," the company wrote. "Wendy was an invaluable member of our team and a vibrant member of the community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Wendy's family and friends." The Metropolitan Police Department released surveillance footage of a suspect that showed a man wearing a long-sleeved mustard-colored shirt, flip flops and white socks. The police department had put up a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. "We ask that you respect our privacy as we grieve the passing of her beautiful soul and inform her friends and family of this terrible news," the victim's mother said in her statement. "We also want to encourage the community to please contact the police with any information that may lead to finding justice for Wendy."<doc-sep>WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Police have made an arrest in the murder of a woman who was killed while jogging in Washington, D.C. Tuesday night. Washington Metropolitan Police say 23-year-old Anthony Crawford of Northwest D.C. was detained for questioning late Wednesday night in a park at 14th and Girard Street in northwest Washington in the fatal stabbing of 35-year-old Wendy Karina Martinez. He was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed. Video captured the moments after the Georgetown alumna was stabbed in what police chief Peter Newsham called an "unprovoked" attack while she was running near 11th and P streets northwest, and she managed to stumble into a nearby restaurant for help. The restaurant's manager, Tommy Wu, showed CBS News correspondent Chip Reid surveillance video of the incident, which appears to show an injured Martinez collapsing as patrons rush to her aid. Newsham said patrol officers who were familiar with the community, with the help of citizen tips, identified the person of interest pictured in the video. Newsham said Crawford lives in northwest Washington and has a criminal history. The motive in the attack remains unknown. Newsham said there was no robbery and no apparent confrontation before the attack, which he said happened "very quickly." He said police will probe whether Crawford has any mental health of substance abuse issues. The random attack in the typically safe residential neighborhood shocked the community. "I think that this is very unsettling for anyone who lives in this city," Newsham said. "This is a very isolated instance -- you don't see crimes like this very much, even in the course of my career. It's a very unlikely thing that occurred at this intersection, but at the same time, I'm sure that doesn't bring any level of comfort to the Martinez family." On Wednesday night, Martinez's family released the following statement: "We are deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Wendy Karina Martinez was the light of our lives. Not only was she an avid runner, but she was a devout Christian, a wonderful friend, and a driven professional. Everything you hope that a daughter and a friend could be. She was also excited to be planning her upcoming wedding to her fiancé, Daniel Hincapie. They were engaged just last week." FiscalNote, Inc. tweeted Wednesday that Martinez was the technology company's chief of staff. Martinez's family released a statement Wednesday asking for privacy to mourn Martinez, who had gotten engaged last week. Martinez was an avid runner known to run several miles across the city. She lived close to where the stabbing happened, Newsham said. D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser said tips from the community were crucial in arresting the suspect. "This is an outraged community -- this is a woman who should be going to work today," Bowser said.<doc-sep>Police in Washington, D.C., have detained the man they say fatally attacked a 35-year-old jogger on Tuesday night, stabbing her multiple times before leaving her for dead. During a press conference Thursday morning, D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham identified Wendy Karina Martinez’s suspected killer as 23-year-old Anthony Crawford. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Crawford is charged with first-degree murder while armed. He has yet to enter a plea, and does not have a lawyer at this time. Martinez died Tuesday evening not long after stumbling, bloody, into a local Chinese restaurant. Newsham said police were still trying to determine a motive for the killing, but noted Crawford, who was arrested late Wednesday, has not been cooperative. “It’s unsettling for anyone who lives in this city to see this happen,” Newsham said, calling it “an isolated incident.” The knife used in the stabbing was found nearby. Police maintain Martinez was likely attacked at random. “This is one of those types of unsettling incidents that sometimes happens in large cities,” Newsham told reporters on Wednesday, “but it seems like a singular incident.” The suspect was captured by a nearby surveillance camera, and investigators released footage of him fleeing the scene in what appears to be a mustard-colored sweatshirt. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Wendy-K-Martinez4 Wendy Karina Martinez | Credit: Courtesy Martinez Family Martinez served as Chief of Staff of FiscalNote, a privately held software, data and media company headquartered in D.C. “The entire FiscalNote family is shocked and deeply saddened to learn that Wendy Martinez, our Chief of Staff, was killed last night,” her employer wrote on Twitter. “Wendy was an invaluable member of our team and a vibrant member of the community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Wendy’s family and friends.” In a statement mourning her death, her family reportedly said she had gotten engaged last week. They remembered her as a “devout Christian” and “avid runner” who was dedicated to her friends and driven to pursue her professional dreams.<doc-sep>
WASHINGTON — An arrest has been made in the stabbing death of a jogger in an upscale Washington neighborhood a week after she became engaged, police said Thursday. Wendy Karina Martinez, 35, was stabbed multiple times in Logan Circle on Tuesday night, according to authorities, who on Thursday announced the arrest of suspect Anthony Crawford. He was charged with first-degree murder while armed. Crawford, a D.C. resident with a criminal past, was found Wednesday with the help of surveillance footage and tips from the public, said D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham. Crawford, 23, was not cooperative with police and had a hand injury when he was apprehended, Newsham said. "We feel very confident that we have in our custody the person responsible for this murder," said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. She added the seemingly random attack is "damaging" to D.C. residents' sense of safety. "This is an outraged community," Bowser said. "This is a woman who should be going to work today." Martinez suffered seven stab wounds, including one to her face and three to her neck, slicing her jugular vein, according to the criminal complaint. Newsham said there's no information to suggest the victim and suspect knew each other or any evidence to suggest it was a robbery. He described the stabbing as an "unprovoked attack," adding that investigators had not determined a motive. "Without getting into too much detail, this happened very quickly," Newsham said, adding that many people were walking around the city street at the time of the stabbing. "I think it is unsettling for anyone in this city to see something like this happen. You don’t see crimes like this very much," the police chief said. Martinez can be seen on surveillance video from Tuesday night stumbling into a restaurant near the 1400 block of 11th Street NW in search of help. The restaurant's manager called police, and Martinez was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries a short time later, police said. Daniel Hincapie with Wendy Martinez, who was stabbed to death while running in the Logan Circle area of Northwest D.C. The manager said he heard someone scream and saw Martinez covered in blood. "I scared. I don’t know what happened, and I just try to call police," the manager, who asked not to be identified, told NBC Washington. "We are deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Wendy Karina Martinez was the light of our lives," the Martinez family said in a statement. The family added that Martinez had gotten engaged last week, and described her as "an avid runner ... a devout Christian, a wonderful friend, and a driven professional." Martinez was chief of staff at FiscalNote, a Washington-based company that specializes in helping companies determine how government decisions influence their businesses, according to the startup's website. "Wendy was an invaluable member of our team and a vibrant member of the community," said a FiscalNote tweet posted Wednesday. Garrett Haake reported from Washington, and Elisha Fieldstadt from New York