In the absence of online information regarding a male individual named Derrian Griffin who died in Baltimore, MD, the following summaries detail the deaths of other men with the last name Griffin in the Baltimore area, based on available online sources.
Warren Michael Griffin, a 61-year-old inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institution, died on February 21, 2025. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that his death was a homicide.
Griffin was serving a 15-year sentence for an armed robbery that occurred in 2005 in Anne Arundel County.
Another inmate was quickly identified as a suspect in Griffin's death. The suspect, Wallace Dudley Ball, who was 64 years old and already serving a life-plus-30-year sentence, was charged with the murder. Investigators reported that Griffin had been strangled, and Ball confessed in a written statement to the assault and using a cord to kill him. On December 16, 2025, Wallace Dudley Ball pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of his cellmate, Warren Michael Griffin.
Another male victim, 27-year-old Kavonte Griffin, was shot and killed in Baltimore on the night of January 15, 2022. The incident occurred around 11:10 p.m. near the 900-1100 block of Russell Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Kavonte Griffin with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. As of early March 2022, police had not publicly identified any suspects, and a reward of up to $8,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest. The case remains open, and the circumstances of the shooting are still unclear.
In a more recent case, Donte Griffin, a 31-year-old Black male, was found deceased on July 23, 2025, at approximately 12:05 a.m. in the 500 block of North Edgewood Street. Responding to a call about a person lying in the street, officers discovered Griffin unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities have asked for anyone with information to come forward, but details regarding suspects or arrests have not been released.
An older, unsolved case is that of 18-year-old Rashid Griffin, who was fatally shot on October 12, 1995. The shooting happened at 7:40 p.m. in the 8500 block of Greens Lane in Baltimore County. Police found Rashid Griffin in the middle of the street; he had been shot while riding his bike. The case remains open, and authorities have offered a reward for information that could lead to the identification of a suspect.
