Baltimore police discover the body of a 26-year-old IT CEO who had suffered traumatic trauma

 Baltimore police discover the body of a 26-year-old IT CEO who had suffered traumatic trauma

Pava LaPere, the 26-year-old CEO of the business EcoMap Technologies, was found dead in a downtown Baltimore apartment on Monday with symptoms of blunt-force trauma to the head. The Baltimore Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in her murder.

According to Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley, during a news conference on Tuesday, police are looking for 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley.

Around 11:34 a.m. on Monday, officers responded to a call for assistance at an apartment complex in the 300 block of West Franklin Street. When the police arrived, they discovered LaPere with serious head injuries. Regarding her death, police have not provided any other information.

The body was turned over to the medical examiner's office, and an examination is currently underway, according to the police.

For first-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and other offenses, Billingsley is wanted. Police warned he should be viewed as dangerous and armed.

"This person is a murderer and a rapist. Worley cautioned that the man would do everything to hurt people.

According to Baltimore police, they don't think LaPere and Billingsley were acquainted.

Billingsley was not specifically mentioned by the police as a suspect.

Worley pushed Billingsley to come forward in a message to him. I would ask you to turn yourself in to any officer, any police station, because we will locate you, he said.

a Baltimore-based startup founder

According to EcoMap's website, LaPere and Sherrod Davis launched the company when LaPere was a 21-year-old Johns Hopkins University student. The startup is a participant in the artificial intelligence wave and has slightly over 30 employees. According to the company, it offers AI solutions, such as a chatbot that can be customized, to make it simpler for customers to acquire information and to communicate with them.

LaPere's passing was verified to CNN by the corporation.

The terrible and premature passing of EcoMap's beloved founder and CEO, Pava LaPere, was announced by the company in a statement. The circumstances of Pava's passing are extremely upsetting, and we send our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones at this extremely difficult time.

The business announced in August that it had secured finance for around $8 million.

LaPere was included on the Forbes 30 under 30 list earlier this year in the social impact category.

"Pava was not only the driving force behind EcoMap's concept; he was also a fiercely devoted and compassionate leader. Her unwavering dedication to our business, Baltimore, amplifying the important work of ecosystems across the nation, and creating a deeply inclusive culture as a leader, friend, and partner set a standard for leadership, the company said. Her legacy will endure through the work we carry out going forward.

Delali Dzirasa, the CEO of the Baltimore-based business Fearless, mentored LaPere and remembers her as a dedicated leader who was well-liked in the neighborhood.

Nobody on Earth could tell Pava that she couldn't do something, according to Dzirasa. He told CNN that despite being powerful, she always made room for other individuals.