Late on July 28, 2025, Newmarket police responded to a welfare check at a Maple Street apartment and found 38-year-old Kylie Fritz lying on the floor with what appeared to be a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and State Police established a tight timeline around the late-night call and the discovery inside her home.

Investigators quickly focused on 39-year-old Stephen Field of North Hampton after he crashed a vehicle in Exeter hours earlier and made statements that prompted the welfare check in Newmarket. Prosecutors charged Field with second-degree murder, alleging he knowingly caused Fritz’s death by shooting her, and with falsifying physical evidence. He was taken into custody and scheduled for arraignment in Brentwood District Court while detectives processed the apartment and collected evidence. Officials confirmed Field and Fritz had been in a romantic relationship and described the charges as allegations; the investigation remains active.

If anyone knew Kylie, her routines, or saw relevant activity on Maple Street late on July 28, come forward with information.