A murder investigation is underway after a 26-year-old tech CEO was discovered useless inside her Baltimore condo with indicators of blunt drive trauma, authorities stated.
Pava LaPere, who co-founded the data-curating firm EcoMap Applied sciences, was found by officers responding to a name for service round 11:30 a.m. Monday, Baltimore police said in a press release.
A name a few lacking particular person had been made “a short while prior,” police added with out elaborating.
Authorities declined to remark additional when reached by HuffPost.
EcoMap, in a press release posted to Fb on Tuesday, referred to as the circumstances surrounding her demise “deeply distressing.”
“We’re devastated by this loss, and we pledge our unwavering assist to the LaPere household as they navigate this heartbreaking interval,” the post read. “Pava was not solely the visionary drive behind EcoMap however was additionally a deeply compassionate and devoted chief.”
LaPere appeared to have lived in the identical constructing that EcoMap operates out of.
Speaking to local station Fox45 News, a neighbor of LaPere’s stated they hadn’t heard any suspicious noises from the condo and that police had knocked on LaPere’s door within the early morning and not using a response.
LaPere was featured on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list for social impression this yr because of her startup firm, which was stated to have raised greater than $4 million. Its shoppers embrace the Aspen Institute, Meta, the WXR Fund and the T. Rowe Worth Basis, based on Forbes.
EcoMap says the corporate consists of greater than 30 staff, half of whom are ladies and folks of colour.