On Saturday night, a gunman reportedly opened fire at a New Hampshire country club, leaving one dead and several injured. Additional reports alleged that the shooter yelled “Free Palestine” during the attack.
The suspected shooter has now been identified, as has the 59-year-old man who was killed. New Hampshire authorities have charged 23-year-old Hunter Nadeau with second-degree murder. Additional charges are expected to be filed against Nadeau on Monday.
The police charged the suspect, 23-year-old Hunter Nadeau, with second-degree murder. He fatally shot Robert Steven DeCesare, 59, with a handgun, according to statement from New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella and Kevin Rourke, the Nashua police chief. There was no known connection between Mr. Nadeau and Mr. DeCesare, the police said.
Two other adults were also shot and wounded in the incident, which occurred at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, a city near the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border.
As indicated, at this time, there is no known connection between the suspect and the victim. The location of the attack, as Bonchie noted in his reporting, doesn’t seem like the sort of place a shooter would just randomly wander into to carry out such an attack.
Sky Meadow Country Club is a private club with facilities that include a golf course, a restaurant, and a ballroom used for events like weddings, bar mitzvahs and corporate events, according to the club’s website.
Additional reports on witness accounts do seem to indicate this may have been a targeted attack, though it is obviously still quite early in the investigation.
The shooter who killed a man and wounded two other adults during a wedding at a New Hampshire country club on Saturday yelled “Free Palestine” as the chaos unfolded, a witness told The Associated Press.
Tom Bartelson of Pepperell, Massachusetts, told the outlet that he was at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire, for his nephew’s wedding when he heard the individual say, “The children are safe,” and, “Free Palestine.” Bartelson added that the shooter appeared to be targeting someone.
“Getting together for a dance for the bride and groom and then all chaos went off,” he said. “We heard about six shots and everybody ducked for cover and next thing you know we’re rushed into safe spots and things like that.”
