Overview

• Kevin Moses Walker traveled from Maryland to Virginia on August 1, rented a campsite at Endless Caverns and bought a large knife at a local Walmart.
• Late on August 3, Walker broke into the Hatchers’ Rockingham County home, fatally stabbed 62-year-old teacher Holly Hatcher and wounded her husband Michael before being shot dead outside the house.
• Commonwealth’s Attorney Marsha Garst and Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson confirmed that Michael Hatcher acted in self-defense when he retrieved a handgun and fired a single shot, and no charges will be filed.
• Sheriff Hutcheson labeled the attack “highly unusual” given Walker’s lack of any violent criminal history and said authorities are still probing his prior movements for clues to a motive.
• The Hatcher family, including country artist Spencer Hatcher who has canceled upcoming performances, is publicly grieving and has requested privacy during the ongoing investigation.