The death of a Google employee who was killed while jogging in Massachusetts Sunday is being investigated as a homicide.
Twenty-seven-year-old Vanessa Marcotte worked at Google as an account manager and was visiting her mother in Princeton, Mass. Marcotte left for a workout 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon and her body was found in the nearby woods seven hours later, ABC News reported.
“We don’t know if this was a random act,” District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. told website MassLive. “We are asking residents of Princeton and surrounding areas to use an abundance of caution.”
Law enforcement officials declined to give further details of the attack, though sources told Fox 25 that investigators were examining possible burns on Marcotte’s head and feet, and looking into whether she had been sexually assaulted.
“Vanessa Marcotte was a much loved member of the Google team, working in our New York office for the last year and a half, and known for her ubiquitous smile, passion for volunteer work, and love of Boston sports,” Google said in a statement to TheWrap. “We are deeply shocked and saddened, and our thoughts are with her family and friends.”