Travis Renee Baldwin, a celebrity hair and makeup artist, was shot dead by her son, Logan Chrisinger, during a mental health crisis

Travis Renee Baldwin, a celebrity hair and makeup artist, was shot dead by her son, Logan Chrisinger, when he contacted his mother during a mental health crisis and mom hurried home, only to be shot. 

A beloved television hair and makeup artist who was last employed by TV news network Newsmax has died after being gunned down by her son at their Washington, DC, home over the weekend.

Travis Renee Baldwin, 57, was fatally shot inside an Arlington, Virginia, apartment shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to Fox DC.

She was brought to a neighboring hospital and died, according to officials.

Chrisinger remained at the scene after the alleged murder and is being held without bond at Arlington County Detention Facility.

The slaying follows Chrisinger calling his mom just hours earlier with the parent rushing over to the apartment in the early Sunday morning, according to her brother John.

Baldwin was reportedly tight-lipped about why she was going to see her son, John told WTTG-TV.

‘She didn’t tell me why, but from what I understand, from what I could tell, I knew there was something going on,’ he added.

It is thought at the time of the shooting, Chrisinger was suffering a mental health crises when the man’s mother drove to the apartment to be by her son’s side only for tragedy to unfold.

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.

‘[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 added.

Chrisinger is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, WUSA9 reported.

Police have yet to release a murder motive.

What sadness….my Newsmax make up artist of 3 1/2 years, and years at @ABC @espn etc and a friend to all of her colleagues…was murdered over the weekend…she did my make up Friday for the show and of course I never dreamed that would be the last time I would see her…

— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) August 19, 2025