Chesapeake Mother Shot Dead, Kids Now Safe with Relatives

A 31-year-old woman is dead. Three children, including a one-month-old baby, were inside the same home when it happened.

That detail alone should stop you for a second.

On the night of September 24, 2026, Chesapeake Police responded to the 3900 block of Holly Cove Drive around 7:58 p.m. after a call came in for a domestic assault in progress. When officers entered the home, they found Laureen Brooks dead in a bathroom with gunshot wounds…