1 killed in New Hampshire shooting; witness says gunman yelled ‘Free Palestine’
A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday, killing one person and wounding two, with a witness saying that the shooter yelled “Free Palestine” during the attack.
The man killed at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua was named as 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare.
Authorities said the suspect — named as 23-year-old Hunter Nadeau — was detained at the scene, and that earlier reports of two shooters were mistaken. Police said there was no further danger to the public.
The New Hampshire Department of Justice said there was no known connection between the suspected shooter and the victim.
Nadeau was charged with one count of second-degree murder for the killing of DeCesare, with prosecutors saying that additional charges were likely to be brought. Nadeau was set to appear in court for a hearing on his detention on Monday.
Information on the wounded victims’ conditions was not immediately available.
Tom Bartelson, who was at the country club, described a chaotic scene that unfolded near his nephew’s wedding there.
He said he heard the shooter say “The children are safe” and “Free Palestine,” and appeared to be targeting someone.
Investigators were still working to determine a motive, New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Peter Hinckley said at a news conference in response to a question about the two alleged remarks. He also said it was too soon to say whether the shooting was........
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