Deanna Daughtry and Hannah Price; Chris Daughtry (inset).Photo: Deanna Daughtry/Instagram; Inset: Rebecca Sapp/Getty
Chris Daughtry’s wife Deanna Daughtry is clearing up assumptions as she continues togrieve the tragic deathof her 25-year-old daughter Hannah Price.
Daughtry, 48, shared a lengthy post toInstagramon Friday addressing rumors that Price’s Nov. 12 death at her home in Fentress County, Tennessee was being investigated as a homicide, and calling such claims “false.”
“We were not told that and never said that to anyone! The day Hannah was found I shared some concerns I had with some [people] I know and said we won’t know anything for sure till after they complete the investigation,” she wrote. “Someone took that and went running with it or they talked to some[one] else who then made assumptions and went running to the press with it.”
“This is a death investigation and any attempt to classify it as a homicide investigation at this time is premature and irresponsible,” the statement, which was shared on Monday, read. “Further, no one has been arrested pertaining to the death of Ms. Price.”
In Daughtry’s statement — which she shared alongside a smiling childhood portrait of Price — the grieving mother said it was wrong for anyone to “go jumping to conclusions” regarding the circumstances of her daughter’s death, and criticized those “harassing someone and calling them a murderer before all the facts are in.” She did not specify about whom she was talking.
“I lost my child and I’m having to now also deal with rumors and assumptions about her,” Daughtry wrote. “The people who loved her are in pain and we are mourning. They are not talking to the press, they are not spreading rumors and they sure as hell are not making this about themselves.”
Hannah Price.Courtesy Daughtry Family
She went on to encourage those reading her message to “please just stop” any speculation, and allow those investigating the situation to do their jobs.
“Hannah was on this earth with us for 25 years [and] there is so much more to her story th[a]n what you are reading,” she wrote. “I loved my daughter so much & I am experiencing the deepest emotional pain I have ever felt!”
Price, as well as her sibling Rosa, 23, are Deanna’s children from a previous relationship. Deanna and Chris Daughtry — who met in 2000 — also share twins Adalynn Rose and Noah James, 10, and raise Liam, 7.
Daughtry concluded her message with a heartfelt thank you for all the support she and her family have received.
“To the beautiful humans who are sending us their prayers, love, and kindness during this time, we thank you,” she wrote. “We are not able to reach out to you all individually as I’m sure you understand but please know we are thankful for people like you.”
Chris Daughtry, 41, was on tour when news broke of Price’s death, and he hassince postponed a series of tour dates.
“Hannah, I love you and I miss you. I wish I could hold you. This hurts so deeply,” he added.
In an earlier tribute to her daughter, Deanna Daughtry wrote that the family was awaiting autopsy results to “determine how Hannah sustained the injuries that caused her death.”
source: people.com
