On the evening of December 17, 2025, in Lexington, North Carolina, a tragic sequence of events unfolded resulting in the death of 25-year-old Kaitlin "Katie" Shelby Crook. A dedicated mother and an off-duty officer with the Lexington Police Department, Kaitlin had served the community for approximately one year after joining the force in September 2024. Around 9:00 p.m., police responded to multiple emergency calls reporting gunfire in the parking lot of the Home and Appliance King store located
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