(NewsNation) — The mother of country music singer Spencer Hatcher was killed in an apparent home invasion in Rockingham County, Virginia, according to authorities.

The singer's mother, Holly Hatcher, 62, was stabbed to death during what is being considered a random home invasion just before midnight on Aug. 3, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said.

The suspect was later identified as Kevin Moses Walker, 41, of Pikesville, Maryland.

Authorities said Spencer Hatcher's father, Michael, got into "an altercation" with the suspect in the driveway of the home. Police said that Michael Hatcher, in an act of self-defense, "was able to retrieve a handgun from his vehicle and fire a single shot," killing the suspect.

Police said no charges would be filed in the suspect's death.

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