Woman Found Stabbed To Death By Homeless Man In D.C. Hotel Room

Woman Found Stabbed To Death By Homeless Man In D.C. Hotel Room
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A woman was stabbed to death Friday evening in a hotel room in Northeast, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department has announced that an arrest has been made.

Shortly before 7 pm, police arrived at the Ivy City Hotel to investigate the stabbing. When they arrived, they found 31-year-old Christy Bautista from Virginia unresponsive and unconscious. Bautista was pronounced dead at the scene.

43-year-old George Sydnor, Junior, was arrested Friday night and charged with First Degree Murder. Investigators have not released a statement regarding the motive behind the stabbing.