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Nephew charged with shooting uncle to death at Derry, NH seafood restaurant

Nephew charged with shooting uncle to death at Derry, NH seafood restaurant
Nephew charged with shooting uncle to death at Derry, NH seafood restaurant 00:24

DERRY, N.H. - A 27-year-old man is accused of shooting his uncle to death at a restaurant in Derry, New Hampshire Wednesday evening. 

Candia resident John Kratz was arrested for the murder of John Krantz Jr., a 64-year-old from Sandown, Attorney General John Formella said.

Police responded just before 6 p.m. to the shooting at the Lobster Claw II on Main Street where the elder Kratz had been shot. He was taken to a Manchester hospital and later pronounced dead.

Kratz is charged with one count of second degree murder. 

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