On the morning of August 10, 2024, 25-year-old Kaitlynn June Lee was shot inside her Village Drive apartment in New Albany, Indiana. Witnesses say she was in the kitchen with a friend around 5:00 a.m., laughing and recording a TikTok video, when someone began banging on the kitchen window. After Kaitlynn asked who was outside, shots were fired through the window and she was struck in the head.

Kaitlynn was taken to UofL Hospital in critical condition and later died of her injuries. Authorities identified 25-year-old Joshua K. Thompson as the person who allegedly fired the shots; he and Kaitlynn shared a one-year-old child. Family members described a tumultuous, toxic relationship and said Kaitlynn had obtained a no-contact order after an April 2024 domestic battery incident but continued to face harassment.

Reports say Thompson fled, then called his brother and later 911 to turn himself in; police arrested him and charged him with murder, invasion of privacy, criminal recklessness, and unlawful carrying of a handgun. Kaitlynn is survived by three children now in relatives’ care. If anyone has information about that morning or knew Kaitlynn, please share what you know.