Today for my blog I am going to do a short piece on recent events that happened in my hometown of Bethesda, MD, a small town about 15 minutes outside Washington, DC. For those of you who have no idea where Bethesda is I don't blame you, our only real claim to fame is that the President gets his physical at the Naval Base next to my house. To get back to my point, basically nothing really happens in my town, good, bad, or otherwise. However that changed this past week while I was at home.
The morning of Saturday March 12, 2011 was by all accounts a very normal morning in Bethesda. Stores opened around 8:30/9 o'clock, and prepared for what would be a busy day in "downtown". However it would be anything but an average day. At around 8:30 am a female employee at the local yoga clothing store, Lululemon Athletica, opened the store for what she assumed would be an average Saturday. When she open the store she heard a noise coming from the back of the store and noticed that items were in a state of disarray, she backed out and enlisted the assistance of a local man. The man investigated the noise, and what he discovered has shocked the entire community. The man had discovered two female employees both had been badly beaten. The first was 27, she was tied up, had been sexually assaulted, was in critical condition but was still alive. Her co-worker however, a woman identified as Arlington, VA resident Jayna Murray, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene. (Arlington is a county in Northern Virginia, about 15-20 minutes away from Bethesda) All the details of what transpired are not publicly known, however what authorities have concluded is that it began as a robbery, and escalated from there.
News Clip:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Assault_and_Homicide_at_Bethesda_Lululemon_Store_Washington_DC-117858919.html
In conclusion please keep the victims and their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
