The early Tuesday shooting drew officers from multiple agencies to Seven Fields and Cranberry Township.
SEVEN FIELDS, PA — Pennsylvania State Police said a 25-year-old woman and her 26-year-old husband died early Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide that began at their Seven Fields home and ended in a wooded area across the Cranberry Township line.
Police identified the woman as Madeline Spatafore and the man as Ryan Hosso, both of Seven Fields. Investigators said Spatafore died from multiple gunshot wounds at the couple’s residence, while Hosso was later found dead from a single gunshot wound. State police described the case as a homicide and suicide and said the investigation remains ongoing. Authorities have not released a motive or said whether there had been prior police calls to the home.
The investigation began at about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, when Northern Regional Police Department officers received a call from Hosso’s parents, according to state police. The parents told authorities their son had called them and said he had killed his wife at their home. Police said the parents also reported that Hosso was in a wooded area and was threatening to kill himself. Trooper Bertha Cazy said the report sent officers to the couple’s home in Seven Fields, where they found Spatafore dead. “We don’t have those details yet,” Cazy said when asked about a possible motive.
The home was on Graywyck Drive, in a residential area near the border of Seven Fields Borough and Cranberry Township. After officers found Spatafore, police began searching for Hosso in the area behind the residence. Authorities said Hosso was located in a wooded area in Cranberry Township. His death was reported as self-inflicted. Northern Regional police, Pennsylvania State Police and other responding agencies were involved in the search. Officers remained in the neighborhood for hours Tuesday morning as investigators worked between the residence and the wooded area where Hosso was found.
Officials said the case appears domestic in nature because the two people who died were husband and wife. State police used the term “actor” for Hosso in the initial release, a word often used in police reports to describe a person accused of carrying out an act. No one else was reported injured. Police have not said what type of firearm was used, whether it was recovered at the scene or whether anyone else was inside the home when the shooting happened. The timing of Spatafore’s death also remained under investigation Tuesday.
Spatafore was described in public records and local reporting as a young health care worker with ties to the Pittsburgh area. She had been identified as a physician assistant and a graduate of Duquesne University. Hosso also had ties to the region. Local reports said the two had attended Seneca Valley High School and had married in 2024. Investigators have not said whether the couple had recently separated, whether court records were connected to the case or whether police had found any written message tied to the shooting.
The case drew attention in Butler County because it crossed municipal lines and brought a large police response to a quiet residential area before sunrise. Seven Fields is a small borough in southwestern Butler County, near Cranberry Township and north of Pittsburgh. Police activity was focused on Graywyck Drive and the wooded area behind the home. Neighbors saw emergency vehicles in the area as officers searched for Hosso and secured the scene. Authorities did not report an active threat to the wider community after both people were found.
State police said the investigation was continuing Tuesday under the homicide and suicide classification. Investigators were expected to review the 911 call information, the call Hosso allegedly made to his parents, evidence from the residence and evidence from the wooded area. Any final determinations on cause and manner of death would involve the coroner’s office. Because Hosso died, no criminal charges were expected against him. Police had not announced a news conference or a public timetable for releasing more details.
By late Tuesday, authorities had released the names, ages and basic sequence of events but had not answered the central question of why the shooting happened. Police said Spatafore was found dead at the Seven Fields home and Hosso was found dead nearby in Cranberry Township. The next milestone is the completion of state police and coroner reviews.
Author note: Last updated 2026-04-29.