Singer Chris Daughtry’s 25-year-old stepdaughter was apparently injured earlier than she was discovered lifeless inside her Tennessee residence, her mom mentioned on social media.
It’s unclear what prompted the demise of Hannah Worth, whose ultimate few years had been fraught with hassle, together with the suicide of her organic father, being shot within the face throughout an obvious gang assault, and an arrest in an April highway rage incident.
“My first born,” mother Deanna Daughtry wrote on Instagram. “I really like you endlessly Hannah. Our household want to thanks all for the outpouring of affection as we grieve the lack of our daughter Hannah. We’re awaiting the post-mortem outcomes to find out how Hannah sustained the accidents that prompted her demise. Our hearts are damaged.”
The mother posted a slideshow of images of her daughter and a burning candle after her demise.
Chris Daughtry postponed his live performance tour to fly residence to Nashville to be along with his household. He re-posted his spouse’s candle picture on his Instagram web page.
Hannah Worth’s organic father, Randall Scott Worth, dedicated suicide in March 2018.
About eight months later, Hannah and a roommate had been apparently caught up in a run-in with gang members in Humboldt, Tenn. Hannah was shot within the face, underwent surgical procedure and needed to be fitted with a prosthetic eye, in accordance with her social media and information reviews.
The incident concerned a teen who was attempting to hitch the Crips. Worth wrote on Fb that she was compelled to intervene when her roommate took her someplace frequented by gang members, who apparently tried to kill him.
Hannah wrote on-line that she had been attempting to “save a buddy” when she was shot.
“I seen they didn’t have the gun cocked so by the point I seen they had been attempting to shoot at him I used to be attempting to run the child over with my automobile and I ended up getting shot within the face. I used to be blind for just a little over two weeks and this occurred instantly after my dad had dedicated suicide by capturing himself within the head. It was rather a lot,” she wrote on-line.
Hannah established a GoFundMe on Oct. 19, 2018, displaying a grisly picture of her injured face. The fundraiser was halted earlier than greater than $945 value of donations got here via.
Worth, who additionally reportedly has two young children, defined what occurred on her Fb web page.
“Hello I’m Hannah Worth and I’m elevating cash for my medical payments,” she wrote. “I used to be airlifted after being shot in Humboldt TN Oct 12 2018 and had emergency surgical procedure. I’m additionally elevating cash to pay for my subsequent surgical procedure. I do have insurance coverage so it covers most of it however I’ve an out-of-pocket pay about $120. I totaled my automobile every time I used to be shot attempting to avoid wasting my buddy so I additionally want to economize to get a brand new car in order that I can begin working once more.”
Hannah indicated on social media that she was the 24-year-woman recognized in an area information story because the sufferer of a capturing in Humboldt, TN.
Humboldt police mentioned in 2018 that they’d arrested a 15-year-old on fees of tried homicide, aggravated assault with severe bodily accidents, and possession of a handgun throughout a harmful felony, in accordance with the report. There have been no less than 4 “boys” concerned within the assault, Hannah mentioned on her Fb web page.
A Humboldt police officer who answered the cellphone Saturday informed The Put up he couldn’t touch upon the 2018 capturing case.
Tumult appeared to comply with Hannah within the months earlier than her demise: in April, she and a person had been arrested in a hit-and-run incident in Tennessee, throughout which police say the male driver allegedly fired a weapon at one other car earlier than fleeing.
Hannah and her brother Griffin, 23, are Chris’ spouse Deanna Daughtry’s youngsters with Worth. Chris and Deanna, 48, who met in 2000, have 10-year-old twins collectively, Adalynn Rose and Noah James.
Although Hannah indicated at one level on her web page that her surgical procedures had been going nicely, she additionally posted a meme studying: “All my jokes are cries for assist.”
In April 2019 she wrote, “I’m very, very alone.”
Deanna Daughtry was unavailable for remark Saturday.
“As a result of sudden demise of Chris and Deanna Daughtry’s daughter, Hannah, all at present scheduled reveals for the approaching week for Daughtry have been postponed,” the band mentioned in an announcement.
“The Daughtry household thanks you to your understanding and respectfully asks for privateness throughout this very tough time,” the assertion continued. “Additional particulars shall be made out there at a later date. The investigation into this tragic demise continues to be ongoing.”
