NH man 'recklessly' caused woman's death in New Year's Eve shooting, police say

Police in New Hampshire have accused a Manchester man of “recklessly causing” the death of a woman he lived with by shooting her on New Year’s Eve.

Manchester police charged Tyler Cook with manslaughter in connection with the death of Sophia Bonfiglio, the department said in a Facebook post. Both are 26, but it is unclear what their relationship is.

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On Dec. 31, officers responded to an Amherst Street apartment around 2 p.m. for a report of a shooting, police said. At the scene, they found Bonfiglio with a gunshot wound and took her to Elliot Hospital.

Bonfligio was declared dead at the hospital around 4:30 p.m., police said. Officers also arrested Cook, though it is unclear when.

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An autopsy to determine Bonfiglio’s manner and cause of death is scheduled for Tuesday, police said. Cook is also expected to be arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court that day.

No further information about the shooting has been released.