Country music star Spencer Hatcher's mother stabbed to death in home invasion
The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office confirmed the death of Hatcher, 62, on August 5 in a press release concerning the home invasion.
Police said that they responded to an emergency call on August 3 for service involving an armed intruder at Spencer's parents' home.
The intruder was later identified as 41-year-old Kevin Walker by police, per WTVR.
Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said in a statement that Walker entered the home and stabbed Hatcher, a local schoolteacher, who died from the injuries.
Walker then went on to attack Hatcher's husband, Michael Hatcher.
Michael, 65, managed to kill the attacker with a single shot from a handgun and survived, but was 'suffering from visible injury' that he sustained from the altercation with Walker when the police found him on the driveway of the property.
'There's no way for you to know the trauma and the pain and the unanswered questions that I have had [and] that my three sons, Dane, Spencer and Connor have had,' Michael said in a video statement, where a bandage on his right forearm could be seen.
'Each of you have made it much more bearable through your outpouring of love and your caring and your kindness and support to all of us, and for that, I thank you so much.'
He added: '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.'
Sheriff Hutcherson commented in a statement that the incident was 'highly unusual' and seemed to be completely random.
'This is a highly unusual, apparently completely random [attack] with an individual with no known history of violent behaviour of any kind, or even criminal behaviour of any kind,' Hutcheson said.
'With 31 years in law enforcement for me, I have never seen anything like it in my entire career.' More Trending
The country music star, Spencer, 28, shared with his fans on Instagram that he had suffered a 'monumental loss' on Wednesday, August 6. https://www.instagram.com/p/DM_Bq4vvPA-/
'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 said.
'I hope to make these dates up to my fans in the future. I appreciate everyone that has lent their support to me and my loved ones.
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'We ask that everyone please respect our family's privacy at this time.'
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