The Bethesda Lululemon Athletica where a woman allegedly killed her co-worker in March will reopen next week.
Brittany Norwood, 28, has been indicted for murder in the slaying of colleague Jayna Murray, 30. Authorities allege that Norwood brutally beat Murray to death at the upscale yoga store on March 11, crushing her skull and severing her spinal cord.
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Lululemon announced on its Facebook page that the store, located at 4856 Bethesda Ave., would reopen on June 24.
“The re-opening will embrace the theme of ‘love’ in honor of Jayna Murray,” the post says. “More than ever, we remain committed to the people of Bethesda and look forward to continuing to share with this community the same love, passion and grace with which Jayna lived her life.”
According to prosecutors, Norwood pretended that she was also a victim when police found the pair in the store the next morning. Norwood was bound, and told authorities that she had been sexually assaulted.
Norwood had been suspected of stealing items from the store, and shortly before the killing, a manager had instructed Murray to look into Norwood’s purse for stolen merchandise, prosecutors have said.
The next hearing in Norwood’s case is scheduled for July 8 and the case is slated to go to trial in October.
