Unsealed records show Nashua country club shooting suspect’s motive was to punish ‘elites’
The man accused of opening fire inside a Nashua country club last September, killing one person and injuring others, told police he wanted to target “elites.”
Newly unsealed court records show that Hunter Nadeau chose the restaurant inside the Sky Meadow Country Club as his target because he believed wealthy people would be dining there. Nadeau had previously worked as a server at the restaurant.
Nadeau killed Robert DeCesare, who was dining with his family, and shot two others. According to the affidavit, Nadeau told police that he “purposely avoided the wedding taking place on the grounds because he didn’t want to target ‘civilians.’”
The newly released affidavit, which has been under seal since September, provides the first glimpse at Nadeau’s motives. The records also show that after he was disarmed by other patrons inside the country club before he fled, Nadeau attempted to kill himself by slitting his wrists.
Read more: New Hampshire Public Radio