Lululemon to Renovate and Reopen Bethesda Store

The Lululemon company announced on its Facebook page late Monday that the Bethesda store will be renovated and reopened in coming months.

The store was the scene of a March 11 homicide in which store employee, Jayna Murray, 30, was killed. Her co-worker, Brittany Norwood, 28,

The company released this statement:

"Throughout this tragedy, we have been grateful for the overwhelming support & love from the Bethesda community. We remain committed to the people of Bethesda and want to begin the first step to healing together. This will include renovating the Bethesda store & reopening in the upcoming months. We will share store updates as we have them while continuing to support our team, the Murray family & the community."

The announcement was met with an outpouring of support on the store's Facebook page from Bethesda residents and businesses, along with Lululemon shops from around the country.

Urban Country, a furniture boutique down the street from the shop, wrote, "Urban Country is so happy & excited that lululemon athletica Bethesda is returning to Bethesda Ave. We miss you & wish you all the best!!"

A previous version of this story, in a subhead, cited the wrong day of the week the Lululemon company announced plans to reopen the Bethesda store. We regret the error.