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Police: Suspect arrested for shooting former Morgan State basketball player in 2018

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Posted at 6:54 PM, May 24, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-24 18:57:50-04

BALTIMORE COUNTY — Baltimore County Police have announced they've arrested and charged a suspect in connection to the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Tracey Carrington in 2018.

Kenneth Davis, 32, has been charged in connection with this incident.

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The homicide occurred on September 6, 2018, in the unit block of W. Overlea Avenue.

Police said Carrington and a friend left S&S Lounge around 8:40 p.m. The two were getting into Carrington's car, parked on Overlea Avenue, when Davis walked up and allegedly started shooting, only at her.

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Carrington was struck multiple times. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

She is a former student-athlete at Morgan State University.

Carrington graduated in 2015 with a degree in sociology. She was a guard on the basketball team.

According to LinkedIn, the former basketball standout was an assistant coach for a school in Baltimore County.

Police add Carrington was set to be a witness in an upcoming murder case.

After a lengthy investigation, detectives were able to identify Davis as the suspect in this case nearly five years later.

He is currently being held at the Maryland Correctional Training Center.