Former Employee Arrested in Nashua Country Club Shooting

A 23-year-old former Sky Meadow Country Club employee, Hunter Nadeau, allegedly opened fire Saturday evening inside the club’s restaurant during a wedding reception in Nashua, New Hampshire, killing 59-year-old Robert DeCesare, wounding two others (including an employee) and injuring four additional patrons as they fled. Patrons helped intercept Nadeau before he fled, and he was arrested about 30 minutes later in a nearby neighborhood. Nadeau has been charged with second-degree murder, made a brief video court appearance in which he waived arraignment, and is scheduled for a probable-cause hearing Oct. 1; prosecutors say additional charges will be filed within 90 days. Investigators say some witnesses reported the shooter shouted phrases such as “the kids are OK” and “Free Palestine,” but New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said there is no evidence so far of a hate- or politically motivated attack and that evidence suggests the shooter was trying to create chaos. Authorities continue to interview dozens of witnesses, and community members and victims’ families have asked for privacy as the investigation continues.