Charlene F. Cuva, 74, died at home on Howe Road in Greenfield Center, New York, on Sunday, March 19, 2023, from a gunshot wound to the head. Emergency services were called about 7:40 p.m. that evening. Law enforcement reported that her husband of 56 years, Joseph R. Cuva Sr., 74, had been in a separate room cleaning a 9mm pistol; as he was loading the firearm it discharged and the bullet traveled through a wall into the adjacent room where Charlene was struck.

Initial reports described the shooting as a tragic accident and noted the investigation was ongoing; at the time of those reports no charges or arrest had been announced. Charlene and Joseph had lived in Greenfield for fifty years and raised three children. Her obituary said she was a founding member and long-time secretary of the Gateway Church of Corinth and that she had once planned to enter a convent before meeting Joseph.

If anyone in the area has information about the shooting or its circumstances, please share what you know.