New Albany mother of three shot dead while filming a TikTok inside home
An Indiana mother-of-three has been fatally shot while filming a TikTok video.
Kaitlynn Lee died from bullet wounds to the head on Saturday, and her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson has been charged with her murder.
The horror unfolded at an apartment on Village Drive in New Albany, on the outskirts of Louisville, Indiana, where Lee had been hanging out with a friend.
Lee's friend told police they had been filming a TikTok video in the kitchen when they heard a man - later identified as Thompson - banging on the window.
She said Lee approached the window and asked 'what are you doing here?' before her ex allegedly aimed a gun and fired two to three shots at her head.
Indiana mother Kaitlynn Lee (pictured) died from gunshot wounds to the head on Saturday while she was filming a TikTok video with a friend
Kaitlynn Lee died from gunshot wounds to the head on Saturday, and her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson has been charged with her murder. (Pictured: Lee and Thompson)
Thompson has been charged with murder, invasion of privacy, criminal recklessness and unlawful carrying of a handgun
Thompson, who shares a child with Lee, had an active no-contact order with the mom, according to local reports.
Investigators said they have reviewed the TikTok video, which showed Lee and her friend 'laughing, dancing and lip-synching' to a song before horror struck.
They added that Lee's body fell out of view and smoke was left 'hanging in the room' before it abruptly ended, according to WHAS11.
Thompson has been charged with murder, invasion of privacy, criminal recklessness and unlawful carrying of a handgun.
He will be held without bond until his trial on March 24.
The witness told police Lee and Thompson had 'a toxic relationship', and that Lee had previously told her that if she was ever found dead, he would be responsible, per WHAS11.
An Indiana mother-of-three has been fatally shot while filming a TikTok video
'We take domestic violence allegations seriously. And we're taking them seriously in this case,' said Floyd County Prosecutor Chris Lane.
'Unfortunately this is not unusual for these allegations and circumstances, relationships can lead to tragic results and unfortunately the allegations are that's what happened.'
Lee's family launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for her funeral and three children.
'I am making this account because of this horrible incident to raise money to give her a proper funeral/burial,' they wrote.
'Any extra money will go to helping with the expenses of her children during this time.
'She deserves this, at the very least. She didn't deserve what happened to her. Those babies do not deserve to have to go through this.'
Kaitlynn Lee died from gunshot wounds to the head on Saturday, and her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson has been charged with her murder. (Pictured: Thompson and Lee with her children)
After the shooting, Thompson fled the scene before calling his brother around 5am Sunday 'crying and distraught, telling him he shot the mother of his child in the head and killed her', according to court documents seen by WHAS11.
His brother urged him to call the police and explain what happened.
