Alleged New Hampshire country club shooter said he was targeting wealthy ‘elites’: report

The New Hampshire antheral accused of opening occurrence wrong a state nine past year, sidesplitting 1 person, reportedly confessed to the shooting, telling investigators helium aimed to termination the rich. 

Hunter West Nadeau, 24, told constabulary helium carried retired the shooting astatine a steakhouse located astatine the Sky Meadow Club successful Nashua successful an effort to retaliate against the affluent due to the fact that "they were not helping the poor," according to a constabulary affidavit obtained by The Boston Globe. 

The affidavit reportedly pointed to surveillance video showing Nadeau entering the club’s main entranceway astir 7:17 p.m. Sept. 20, wearing a achromatic hoodie and carrying a greenish backpack. 

Nadeau past allegedly walked to Prime steakhouse, enactment connected a look disguise and brandished a gun, firing 5 shots astatine worker Steve Burtman, according to the affidavit.

Hunter Nadeau, 24, a erstwhile worker of the Sky Meadow Club, was charged with second-degree execution successful Robert Steven DeCesare’s killing. (New Hampshire Attorney General)

Burtman, who was reportedly stationed astatine the beforehand desk, was struck successful the face, the outlet reported. He survived his injuries. 

Surveillance footage past reportedly shows Nadeau entering the edifice and firing 5 much shots toward galore patrons. 

Nadeau allegedly struck and killed 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare, who was eating with his woman and daughter. A 3rd patron was besides injured arsenic helium allegedly fired aggregate shots toward a radical of individuals.

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Ambulances are parked extracurricular a edifice acting arsenic a reunification halfway aft a shooting astatine a state nine successful Nashua, N.H., Sept. 20, 2025.  (AP Photo/Michael Casey)

Nadeau past "continued to sprout until helium was attacked by different patrons successful the restaurant, and helium retreated backmost done the doors of the steakhouse," the affidavit said. 

A witnesser antecedently told The Associated Press Nadeau allegedly yelled "Free Palestine" arsenic the chaos was unfolding. 

Police subsequently located Nadeau connected the club’s play course, wherever helium "was bleeding from evident self-inflicted incised wounds to [his] arms and wrists, and made statements to the effect that helium was a ‘bad guy,’" according to the filing. 

He past reportedly took work for the shooting, telling officers astir his antagonistic feelings toward the affluent.

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Robert "Rob" DeCesare Jr., 59, was fatally changeable during a wedding astatine Sky Meadow Country Club successful Nashua, N.H.  (Charlene DeCesare)

Speaking to authorities from his infirmary bed, Nadeau told investigators "he was bushed of the ‘elites’ taking each the money," according to the outlet. 

Nadeau besides reportedly told investigators helium chose Sky Meadow due to the fact that helium had antecedently worked determination and knew members were affluent.

"He said that helium settled connected Sky Meadow arsenic a determination due to the fact that helium worked determination astir a twelvemonth agone arsenic a server and knew that you had to person wealth to person a rank there," constabulary said, according to the Globe.

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"He was not targeting a circumstantial idiosyncratic but did not attraction whether helium killed idiosyncratic oregon not," constabulary reportedly added. 

Additionally, Nadeau explained wherefore helium targeted a wedding being held astatine the venue astatine the clip of the shooting, telling constabulary "he did not privation to people ‘civilians,’" according to the outlet. 

At the time, the shooting came little than 1 twelvemonth aft Luigi Mangione allegedly opened occurrence connected UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson successful an evident assassination successful midtown Manhattan. Investigators person pointed to akin ideological motives down Mangione’s alleged crimes.

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In January, prosecutors filed aggregate charges against Nadeau, including first-degree execution and reckless second-degree murder, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. 

He is being held without bail arsenic helium awaits trial. 

Fox News Digital was incapable to find an lawyer representing Nadeau. 

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report. 

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