Hampton Woman Accused Of Firing Gun Into Ex-Boyfriend’s Apartment

HAMPTON, NH — A woman from Hampton was arrested on Friday and held on preventative detention after being accused of firing a gun into the door of a neighbor’s apartment, a man she used to date, according to police.

Around 3:15 a.m., police were called to the Old English Apartments on Winnacunnet Road for a report of a woman banging on a neighbor’s front door and yelling. Police arrived and spoke with the complainant, but the woman, identified later as Erin McCarthy, 38, of Hampton, “refused to come to the door,” Alex Reno, the chief of the Hampton Police Department, said.

“After investigating the call, officers warned McCarthy that if they had to return to the location for similar complaints that she would be charged with disorderly conduct,” he said.

About four and a half hours later, police received another 911 call about a shot fired into the front door of the complainant’s apartment. Reno said he and his girlfriend were inside at the time, but there were no injuries.

“A bullet was found on the kitchen floor of the caller’s apartment,” he said. “After further investigation, officers believed that the suspect in this case was McCarthy.”

A report stated police evacuated residents in the building for their safety and attempted to get McCarthy to come to the door, but she refused. Around 8 a.m., “after several attempts,” she exited the apartment “with a loaded 9 mm pistol in her hand,” Reno said. McCarthy was ordered to drop the gun, which she did, and she was arrested, the report stated. He said the pistol “was believed to be used in this incident.”

Reno added, “After further investigation, it was learned that McCarthy and the calling party had previously been involved in a relationship.”

McCarthy was charged with reckless conduct, criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, and domestic violence-criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, all felonies. More charges may be forthcoming. She was held on preventative detention and is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday in Hampton District Court.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Hampton Police Department at 603-929-4444. Anonymous tips can be made through the Crimeline for the Hamptons at 603-929-1222.

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