Rising country music star Spencer Hatcher’s mother Holly was stabbed to death by a stranger during a horrific invasion of her Virginia home.
Holly, 62, was murdered just before midnight on August 8 when Kevin Moses Walker broke into her residence in Rockingham County.
Her husband Michael Hatcher, 65, was injured in the attack but managed to shoot Walker dead with a handgun in an apparent act of self-defense.
Walker, 41, of Maryland, apparently targeted the Hatchers in a ‘completely random’ attack, the sheriff revealed.
Police are still investigating a motive for the brutal attack. Walker had no known history of violent or criminal behavior.
No charges will be filed in the case since Walker is dead, but police are continuing to investigate the incident.
Spencer, 27, cancelled several upcoming concerts in wake of the tragedy, telling his fans that his family is battling a ‘monumental loss’.
The bluegrass-influenced country music star has more than 720,000 followers on TikTok. He signed with Stone Country Records in July 2024 and released his first EP last October.
Police say Walker purchased a sleeping bag and large knife from a Walmart in rural Virginia on August 1, WTVR reports.
He had been staying at a rented campsite at Endless Caverns, an RV resort park tucked into the mountainside of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
Investigators say he took a tour of the caverns around 3pm and purchased the weapon just two hours later.
His vehicle was found abandoned on Endless Caverns Road the next morning after he allegedly rammed it into a store at the RV park.
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