Kenneth Lawson, 20, was found unresponsive on an Interstate 295 ramp in Baltimore’s Westport area on Saturday evening, January 22, 2022. Initial responders noted trauma to his head; paramedics could not revive him and he was pronounced dead. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, and the case was classified as a homicide.

The Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Unit is handling the investigation. Few other public details about circumstances or a possible motive have been released.

If anyone witnessed activity on the I-295 ramp in Westport that night or has information about Kenneth’s movements that evening, please contact investigators.