{"id":159562,"date":"2025-09-21T16:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/159562\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:14:15","slug":"suspect-arrested-charged-after-fatal-shooting-at-new-hampshire-country-club-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/159562\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested, charged after fatal shooting at New Hampshire country club – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire<\/a> country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua was a 59-year-old man identified as Robert Steven DeCesare, according to New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella and Nashua Police Chief Kevin Rourke.<\/p>\n

Authorities identified the suspect as Hunter Nadeau, age 23, and said he had been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly shooting<\/a> DeCesare.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditional charges likely will be brought, including for the additional shooting victims,\u201d Formella and Rourke said in a statement. They said they expect Nadeau to be arraigned at the Ninth Circuit Court in Nashua on Monday.<\/p>\n

Authorities had initially thought there could be two shooters but later said that was mistaken and there was only one. Police said there was no further danger to the public.<\/p>\n

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Investigators were still working to determine a motive, New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Peter Hinckley said.<\/p>\n

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Information on the wounded victims\u2019 conditions was not immediately available.<\/p>\n

Tom Bartelson of Pepperell, Massachusetts, who was at the country club, described a chaotic scene that unfolded near his nephew\u2019s wedding. He said he heard the shooter say \u201cthe children are safe\u201d and \u201cfree Palestine\u201d and appeared to be targeting someone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGetting together for a dance for the bride and groom and then all chaos went off,\u201d he said. \u201cWe heard about six shots and everybody ducked for cover and next thing you know we\u2019re rushed into safe spots and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said some people dropped to the ground and attempted to get away from the scene. There was a lot of panic, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were trying to keep family members safe,\u201d he said. \u201cKeep everybody down and try to find safe spots.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mother of DeCesare, the man who was killed, had earlier described not being able to find her son after he was shot.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe went down. My daughter in law and granddaughter escaped \u2026 They saw my son go down and they saw blood,\u201d the mother, Evie O\u2019Rourke of Salem, New Hampshire, said.<\/p>\n

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Emily Ernst, who was at the scene, said she saw a gunman in all black.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a mask on. We just saw him raise the gun and then we ran,\u201d Ernst said. \u201cI ran through the kitchen for my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aerial video from WMUR-TV showed multiple emergency responders heading to the scene. Later, Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess said he had faith in police to \u201cget to the bottom of this and bring the perpetrator to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI think the message is for every community out there is that no matter how unlikely it seems it can happen where you live.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander said in a statement that she was \u201cclosely monitoring the tragic reports of a shooting tonight at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua\u201d and that her heart was with the victims, their families and the community.<\/p>\n

Nashua is about 70 kilometres northwest of Boston, just across the Massachusetts border.<\/p>\n

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