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Affidavit Details Anti-Elite Motive in Nashua Country Club Shooting After Indictments

The 24-year-old suspect remains held without bail on a first-degree murder indictment following grand jury action.

Overview

  • Police affidavit unsealed this week says Hunter West Nadeau told investigators he wanted to punish the wealthy because he was tired of the 'elites' taking all the money.
  • Nadeau said he chose Sky Meadow’s members-only PRIME steakhouse because he previously worked there and knew patrons were affluent, and he avoided a wedding on the grounds he called 'civilians.'
  • Surveillance footage described in the affidavit shows Nadeau entering with a mask, shooting employee Steve Burtman at the front desk, then firing into the restaurant.
  • Robert Steven DeCesare, 59, was killed and other patrons were wounded before diners attacked the shooter; officers later found Nadeau on the golf course with self-inflicted cuts, a ditched backpack, and admissions he was the gunman.
  • A Hillsborough County grand jury returned indictments including purposeful first-degree murder and multiple attempted-murder counts, and prosecutors say further court proceedings are pending.