Woman killed in officer-involved shooting in Bath, NH, after Route 112 pursuit
Jeanne A. Seto, 36, died after being shot during an encounter with police following a pursuit that ended with a spike strip in Bath, according to the Attorney General's office. The investigation is ongoing.
New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella's office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bath that left a 36-year-old woman dead Thursday evening, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
What happened
According to the Attorney General's office, State Police and local departments responded Thursday to a report that Jeanne A. Seto, 36, was armed and driving to confront a family member with whom she had a dispute.
Law enforcement located Seto's vehicle around 7:04 p.m. on Route 112 heading toward Bath. Police said she did not comply with commands to stop, and the pursuit ended after officers deployed a spike strip, stopping the vehicle just south of the intersection of Route 112 and Route 302.
When troopers and an officer approached the vehicle, they found Seto armed with a handgun, according to the release. During the interaction, Seto suffered gunshot wounds. She was transported to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
What investigators have said
The circumstances of who fired and when are still under active investigation, the Attorney General's office said.
An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner concluded Seto's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide. The office noted that, as used by the medical examiner, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another, and the term does not by itself determine whether a shooting was lawful.
No law enforcement officers were physically injured. Officers were wearing body-worn cameras, and that footage is being reviewed by investigators.
The Attorney General's office said no further information is expected until the identity of the officer or officers involved is released.
What we don't know yet
New England Press has not independently verified the sequence of events inside the stop, and the Attorney General's account describes the response from law enforcement's perspective. Key questions, including how many officers fired, what commands were given, and what the body-camera footage shows, remain unanswered pending the investigation.
Under New Hampshire practice, the Attorney General's office investigates officer-involved shootings and later issues a report on whether the use of deadly force was legally justified.
Sources
- New Hampshire Department of Justice press release, Oct. 9, 2026
- Boston.com: Woman dies after officer-involved shooting in NH, AG says
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