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In reading of my usual DC blogs (DCist), I heard of an incident on the Red Line. Turns out it was a suicide. Yet more confirmation that the Capital city needs Jesus. The WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) reported:

Eyewitnesses report the woman intentionally stepped in front of a six-car train, which was headed to Glenmont station. The woman, who was in her early 30s, was struck at the Bethesda station around 9:10 a.m. The station was closed and trains shared one track between the Medical Center and Friendship Heights stations on the Red Line for about three hours. Normal service resumed after noon.
Customers experienced significant delays in the area. Shuttle buses moved passengers between Medical Center and Friendship Heights rail stations.
Metro Transit Police and Montgomery County fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene.

The incident happened on the Maryland side of DC, just north of Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. It affected three stations for three hours, but more importantly it ended the life of one woman who didn’t know of anywhere else to turn.

The urgency increases.