Baltimore County man arrested on 18th birthday for fatal shooting in hotel near Johns Hopkins
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore County man was arrested on his 18th birthday, Thursday, Jan. 9, in connection with a fatal shooting during a party at a hotel near Johns Hopkins in November, according to police.
Kierra Tripp, 28, died after she was shot in a room at the Residence Inn by Marriott in the 800 block of North Wolfe Street on November 17, 2024.
Police said they arrested Davion Foreman, of Middle River, on his 18th birthday. Officers said he was arrested at a home in the 2200 block of Graythorn Road and was charged with first-degree murder.
Shortly after the shooting, police shared surveillance video showing several people getting out of an elevator and heading to the party in the hotel before Tripp was killed.
Charging documents said Tripp was found lying face down on the hotel hallway floor where blood was spotted on her face and the ground, along with one .40-caliber shell casing.
An autopsy report determined that Tripp suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of her face, through her cheek, and that the bullet traveled in an upward trajectory from right to left.
Tripp's family sat down with WJZ in December, speaking out about their loss and sharing a plea for justice.
"Our family is torn apart," Tripp's aunt said. "This is an unbearable thing that we have to now live with. You didn't just kill my niece. You destroyed our family. This is a pain that we've never had to bear, and it's at the hands of someone else. She didn't deserve this. She has family that loves her and you just ripped her away from us. Why?"
Baltimore crime
Between 2021 and 2024, Baltimore City saw a 41% decrease in homicides, according to data from the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.
In 2024, the city reported 201 homicides, the lowest recorded total since 2011. It was also the third consecutive year that the violent crime rate dropped.
Non-fatal shootings dropped by 34% between 2023 and 2024, in part due to the city's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, according to Mayor Brandon Scott.
The city reported its first homicide of 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 9 when a 36-year-old man was shot and killed in the 5900 block of Daywalt Avenue. The second homicide occurred on Sunday, Jan. 12 after a security guard was shot and killed at a McDonald's restaurant in North Baltimore.
