On the early morning of Memorial Day, May 26, 2025, gunfire rang out on the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in the Upton neighborhood of West Baltimore. Police found two people with gunshot wounds on the sidewalk outside The Avenue Market at about 1:23 a.m. Both were taken to hospitals or treated on scene; 27-year-old Devin Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene and 31-year-old Kirsten Washington, a Black female, was transported to a nearby hospital where she died shortly after arrival.

The Baltimore Police Department released the victims’ names in late May 2025, identifying Thompson on May 27 and Washington on May 28. The scene was secured while detectives canvassed for witnesses and searched for surveillance footage, but as of late May investigators had not announced any arrests, named suspects, or given a possible motive. Anyone with information is asked to contact homicide detectives or Metro Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Kirsten Washington or saw activity near The Avenue Market that morning, please share what you know with investigators.