Criminy, this news from the Examiner is unsettling. On Monday, D.C. police arrested Edwin K. Wright, 23, on charges of sexually assaulting three women in a single hour in downtown Washington. Wright was detained by a group of citizens after the third incident, when he tried to rape a woman outside a K Street office building.

The timeline went something like this: during the Monday evening rush hour, someone matching Wright’s description punched a woman in the back of the head on Pennsylvania Avenue. A short while later, Metro Transit Police got a report that the same man may have tried to kiss and grab the breasts of a woman in the Farragut North Metro station. Then incredibly, at about 7:10 p.m., a man matching the same description grabbed a woman outside 1500 K Street NW and proceeded to sexually assault her. The Examiner says a small group of passersby who heard her screams then chased Wright across the street, eventually catching him and holding him until police arrived.

The names of the people who made that citizen’s arrest isn’t in the story — but if any of them are reading this, allow DCist to thank you on behalf of our community. As disturbing as this story appears to be, it’s a lot less painful to read it knowing the suspect was apprehended. You’re all heroes in our book.

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