Kylia Moore was 1 year old when she died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, after she was found unconscious in a home in the 4400 block of Eldone Road in southwest Baltimore. She died of blunt force injuries. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists her death as a homicide, under the date of June 22, 2020, when police announced it.
Police said officers were dispatched to the home at about 8:52 p.m.
that Saturday "for a one-year-old female who was vomiting and unconscious." When officers arrived, medics were already on the scene trying to help her. Kylia was taken to St. Agnes Hospital, where she died a short time later. According to police, doctors noticed "slight bruising to the child's head." On the following Tuesday, police announced that homicide detectives were investigating the death as a murder and asked anyone with information to come forward.
The Capital Gazette, reporting the announcement, noted that "Police did not name a suspect in the child's death." A neighbor, Rose Ludwig, told WJZ that she saw the emergency response from her window. "I noticed that there were fire trucks followed by ambulances followed by police cars and they were coming down the street," she said. She described being "very shocked" and added, "My heart goes out to the family. Anytime a death occurs with a child, especially a one-year-old, it's very upsetting."
Beyond those first reports, very little about Kylia has been made public. No obituary or family fundraiser could be found for this story. Her name later appeared among those listed by Roberta's House, a Baltimore grief support organization, in connection with the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in September 2020. Police have not said publicly who was caring for her that evening, how she was hurt, or how long before the 911 call the injuries happened. A volunteer list of 2020 Baltimore homicides recorded no arrest in her death.
The deaths of very young children often unfold behind closed doors, which can make them among the hardest cases for detectives to bring to court. The people best placed to know what happened in the hours before Kylia became ill are usually those who were in or around the home. Because so little has been released, it is not known whether investigators ever identified anyone they believed was responsible.
Eldone Road runs through Yale Heights, a residential neighborhood in southwest Baltimore near the city line with Baltimore County. As the neighbor's account suggests, it is the kind of residential street where people notice when fire trucks, ambulances and police cars arrive, and someone nearby may remember more about that evening than has been reported.
After the unrest of 2015, Baltimore recorded more than 300 homicides a year for eight straight years, and the share of killings that ended in an arrest fell sharply.
No arrest, criminal charge or court case connected to the death of Kylia Moore could be found in news archives or public records. More than six years later, there is no public sign that anyone has been held responsible. Anyone who knew the family, spent time at the home on Eldone Road, or saw or heard anything in Yale Heights in June 2020 may have information that could help detectives. Even a small detail, such as a name overheard, a vehicle seen nearby or a conversation remembered, can help detectives move a case forward. Anyone with information can call Baltimore Police homicide detectives at 410-396-2100, or leave an anonymous tip with Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland at 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587).
