'What are you doing here?': Mother of 3 filming video catches ex-boyfriend watching her from friend's window before she's killed, authorities say

A antheral accused of sidesplitting his ex-girlfriend arsenic she was filming a video successful the room of an Indiana flat is expected to admit to having done so.

Joshua Thompson, 25, is charged with murder successful the decease of 25-year-old Kaitlynn Lee. He besides faces charges of transgression recklessness by shooting into a building, unlawfully carrying a gun, and penetration of privateness by violating a protective bid meant to forestall home oregon household unit oregon harassment.

The suspect primitively pleaded not guilty, but tribunal records amusement helium has requested a alteration of plea proceeding for aboriginal this month. That proceeding volition instrumentality spot connected May 28.

As Law&Crime previously reported, Lee had told a person of hers who witnessed the shooting that if she "was ever recovered dead," it would person been Thompson who "killed her," authorities said successful a probable origin affidavit. The unfortunate had a protective bid successful spot against Thompson aft an April 2024 incident.

At astir 5 a.m. connected Aug. 10, 2024, Thompson reportedly broke that bid erstwhile helium went to a location connected Village Drive successful New Albany, Indiana, wherever Lee was with a friend. It was the friend's apartment, and children were present, Louisville, Kentucky, Fox affiliate WDRB reported.

Lee and her person were "laughing, dancing and lip-syncing to a song" successful a TikTok video arsenic Thompson stood extracurricular a model to the residence, authorities said. Lee seemingly saw him and said, "What are you doing here?" erstwhile the suspect allegedly opened fire. Smoke past entered the framework of the footage.

"At 1 point, they [Lee and her friend] some halt crook distant from the camera's eye, and ominously look toward the backmost room window," the affidavit reads. "A 2nd later, a blast from the country of the model is seen, and Kaitlynn's caput is forced to the close broadside of her body. Kaitlynn's assemblage falls from its presumption and retired of view. Smoke tin beryllium seen hanging successful the room, and the video shuts off."

Thompson allegedly called 911 connected himself aft the shooting and admitted that helium "shot the parent of his child" aft going to the flat to spot if she was with different men. The affidavit revealed much astir some Thompson's alleged confession and a "toxic relationship" wherever helium and Lee were "always astatine likelihood with each other."

"I interviewed Joshua Thompson, who admitted to driving to [Lee's friend's] flat and watching from the extracurricular to spot who was there," the tribunal documents read. "Joshua told maine helium wanted to spot if Kaitlynn had immoderate different males successful the flat with her."

"Joshua explained that helium could spot Kaitlynn dancing and performing for the video she and [the friend] were recording," the affidavit continued.

An obituary for Lee said that she was survived by her 3 children, her mother, a brother, and different extended household members.