"Patrons at a restaurant acted quickly and selflessly to stop a gunman who opened fire while a wedding was taking place at a New Hampshire country club, averting a worse tragedy, authorities said Sunday. One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday night before a suspect was taken into custody in a nearby neighborhood not long after the shooting, authorities said."
"Formella cited "selfless acts of courage by the patrons in the restaurant who put aside care for their own safety and worked to intervene and stop the shooter." The shooting happened adjacent to a wedding that was taking place at the club. Wedding DJ Michael Homewood credited the chair strike with preventing an even worse shooting. "He hit him over the head with a chair, and he probably saved a bunch of lives just doing that," Homewood told WCVB-TV."
"Investigators were working to determine a motive, Formella said. Police did not immediately respond to a question about whether Nadeau is represented by an attorney, and attempts to reach family members of Nadeau were not immediately successful. Authorities said there is no known connection between Nadeau and DeCesare."
A shooter opened fire Saturday night at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua during a wedding reception, killing one person and wounding two others. The victim was identified as Robert DeCesare Jr., 59. Authorities arrested 23-year-old former club employee Hunter Nadeau and charged him with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly shooting DeCesare. Witnesses reported Nadeau shouted "Free Palestine" and that patrons intervened, with at least one person striking the shooter with a chair to subdue him. Officials credited patrons' selfless actions with preventing further casualties. Investigators continue to work to determine a motive, and no known connection between Nadeau and DeCesare has been found.
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