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Spencer Hatcher — an up-and-coming star of the style — is in mourning following the brutal homicide of his mom inside her Virginia dwelling.
Police say Holly Hatcher, 62, was stabbed by an assailant who appeared to don’t have any connection to her or her household.
Nation star Spencer Hatcher is mourning the lack of his mom, who was lately murdered. (YouTube)
The obvious assassin, a Maryland resident named Kevin Moses Walker, was shot to dying by Holly’s husband, Michael Hatcher, 65, who was additionally wounded within the assault.
Police say assault gave the impression to be completely at random
Authorities in Harrisonburg, Virginia say that Walker, a resident of Pikesville, Maryland, rented a campsite in New Market, Virginia earlier this month.
He purchased a big knife at a close-by Walmart and apparently selected his victims at random.
“This is a highly unusual, apparently completely random [attack] with an individual with no known history of violent behavior of any kind, or even criminal behavior of any kind,” Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson stated in a press convention, in line with the New York Publish.
“There was no indication of any violence or potential for any violence from the offender that the Virginia State Police became aware of throughout that investigation,” Hutcheson continued.
“There’s going to be questions that will never be answered, but all I can tell you is we’ve cried, we’ve hurt, and we’ve hugged, and we have found more love than we have ever known has existed between us, and between you,” Michael Hatcher instructed reporters.
Police say Michael killed the assailant after retrieving a firearm from his automotive.
Spencer, a star on the rise who lately signed with WME, has not issued an announcement on his mom’s dying, however he final week, he canceled his upcoming reveals citing “a monumental loss.”
“It is with a heavy heart and overwhelming sadness that — due to a monumental loss in our family — I must cancel my upcoming shows at VOA Country Music Fest in Butler County, OH (8/8) and at Rockingham County Fair in Harrisonburg, VA (8/11 & 8/12),” he wrote on Instagram.
Holly is being remembered as a tireless educator who devoted the previous 19 years of her life to the Rockingham County Public College system.
“She poured her heart into her work, positively impacting countless students and colleagues. Her loss is deeply felt by the entire Rockingham County Public Schools (RCPS) family,” directors wrote on Fb.
Our ideas exit to Holly’s family members throughout this enormously tough time.
