A family dispute in Bath, New Hampshire, ended in two fatal shootings on the afternoon of October 7, 2025. Police responding to a 911 call reporting shots fired found 39-year-old Kristal Moody, a Caucasian woman from West Fairlee, Vermont, and her 67-year-old mother, Cindy Moody, both dead of gunshot wounds to the chest. Their deaths were ruled homicides.

At the scene officers encountered 73-year-old Charles Readey, also reported as Charles “Chuck” Readey, armed with a rifle. An officer who knew Readey and Readey’s wife both urged him to surrender; Readey eventually put down the rifle and was taken into custody without further incident.

Readey was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and held without bail. There is no reported ongoing threat. Does anyone have information about Kristal, Cindy, or the household that could help clarify what led to this violence?