A beloved television hair and makeup artist was gunned down by her son at her Washington, DC-area home Sunday, according to reports.
Travis Renee Baldwin, 57, was shot to death allegedly by her 27-year-old son, Logan Chrisinger, inside her Arlington, Virginia, apartment just before 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Fox DC reported.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died, according to officials.
Renee Baldwin (left) was allegedly shot and killed by her son, Logan Chrisinger (right), at her DC-area home on Sunday. FacebookChrisinger remained at the scene after the alleged murder and is being held without bond at Arlington County Detention Facility.
Baldwin was a longtime television professional who most recently worked at outlet Newsmax, where she expertly plied her craft for anchors like Greta Van Susteren.
“What a sadness… my Newsmax make up artist of 3 ½ years, and years at @ABC @ESPN etc and a friend to all her colleagues… was murdered over the weekend,” Van Susteren wrote on X.
Chrisinger was arrested at the scene and is being charged with first-degree murder. Arlington County Police Department“[S]he did my make up Friday for the show and of course I never dreamed that would be the last time I would see her,” the Newsmax host concluded.
Newsmax White House producer Marisela Ramirez mourned the tragic and shocking loss, calling Baldwin “Heaven’s newest angel” in a heartfelt tribute on social media.
Baldwin was remembered as a “quiet warrior” by a Newsmax colleague. Facebook“Renee had a giving heart and a gypsy spirit but really she was a quiet warrior, supporting her family and carrying the weight of a household on her shoulders — without complaints,” Ramirez wrote on X.
She also fondly remembered Baldwin’s habit of playing with her client’s hair as they dished on difficult life situations — saying the professional treated people “with the gentleness of a mother.”
Chrisinger is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Newsmax did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.






