Brenda Lee Hatton, a 54-year-old engineer from Pine Ridge, Kentucky, died of gunshot wounds on November 9, 2015. Born January 5, 1961, in Campton, she was a daughter of Kash Rose and the late Ada Hatton Shelton, and was survived by her companion David Hosscat Spencer, her children and grandchildren.

The day before Hatton’s death, on November 8, 2015, David L. Spencer was shot at his home on Hoss Cat Lane in Pine Ridge and hospitalized; Kentucky State Police investigated that shooting. Authorities have not publicly linked the two incidents, and no arrests or suspects have been announced in Brenda Hatton’s death.

The motive and circumstances that led to her being shot remain unresolved.