since i'm not sure how far most people look into the news stories/watch the videos, i feel i should also mention that the murder happened in the morning (what part of the morning im not exactly sure, it ranges from 3 AM to 6 AM, so the following about the lone road & middle of the night may be inaccurate), not some 'down a lone road in the middle of the night' type thing. and, from what i've heard, northwest D.C. isn't too bad of a part of D.C.
though of course crime isn't exclusive to the night