(CNN) A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a Washington woman who was jogging Tuesday evening, according to DC police.

Wendy Martinez, who was recently engaged, was stabbed to death in what looked to be an "unprovoked attack," Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said in a news conference Thursday morning.

Newsham said Martinez, 35, was known as an "avid runner" and was jogging Tuesday night when she was stabbed at the intersection of 11th and P Streets, just before 8 p.m. She managed to enter a carryout restaurant nearby, where community members, including a nurse, Newsham said, attempted to tend to her wounds.

She was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Based on surveillance footage and tips from the community -- which Newsham said were key to the case -- detectives were able to quickly identify the suspect as Anthony Crawford.

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