New Hampshire man accused of killing uncle at seafood restaurant in Derry

A New Hampshire man has been accused of fatally capturing his uncle at a seafood restaurant in Derry this week.

John Kratz, 27, of Candia, New Hampshire, was arrested and charged with the homicide of John Kratz Jr., 64, of Sandown, New Hampshire, in line with a launch from New Hampshire Lawyer Basic John M. Formella’s workplace.

On Wednesday shortly earlier than 6 p.m., Derry police responded to a report of a capturing at Lobster Claw II, a restaurant at 4 South Fundamental St., the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

First responders discovered Kratz Jr. affected by a gunshot wound on the scene and transported him to Elliot Hospital in Manchester, the place he was pronounced useless, officers mentioned.

Authorities quickly secured an arrest warrant charging his nephew with second diploma homicide.

An post-mortem confirmed that Kratz Jr. died from a gunshot wound to the top and that the way was murder.

Kratz was arraigned Thursday in Rockingham County Superior Court docket and ordered held with out bail, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned, including that that he retains the proper to request a bail listening to at a later date.

No additional data was instantly out there.