A domestic dispute in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on the evening of June 4, 2025, ended with the death of 72-year-old David Alan Charlton. Police were called to his Newland Drive home around 6:30 p.m. after a report of a domestic disturbance and a possible shooting. Officers found David Charlton deceased inside the residence from a single gunshot wound to the back.

The investigation focused on his 66-year-old wife, Kimberly Ann Charlton. She told police the argument escalated when David allegedly tried to physically assault her and then threatened the couple’s dog with a cane. Kimberly Charlton said she retrieved a handgun, warned him to stop as he followed the dog down a hallway, and shot him once in the back. She was taken into custody that night and charged with first-degree murder, booked into the Black Hawk County Jail on $1,000,000 bond. No other suspects have been identified.

If anyone witnessed the disturbance on Newland Drive that evening or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.