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The man from New Hampshire accused of last year’s shooting at a country club, which resulted in one fatality, has reportedly confessed. According to investigators, he stated his intent was to target wealthy individuals.
Hunter West Nadeau, 24, revealed to the authorities that he conducted the attack at a steakhouse in Nashua’s Sky Meadow Club as a form of retaliation against the affluent. He claimed his motive was that “they were not helping the poor,” as outlined in a police affidavit accessed by The Boston Globe.
The affidavit also highlights surveillance footage capturing Nadeau’s arrival at the club’s main entrance at approximately 7:17 p.m. on September 20. He was seen wearing a black hoodie and carrying a green backpack.
According to the affidavit, Nadeau allegedly proceeded to the Prime steakhouse, where he donned a face mask and drew a firearm, firing five shots at employee Steve Burtman.
Hunter Nadeau, formerly employed at the Sky Meadow Club, now faces charges of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Robert Steven DeCesare, as noted by the New Hampshire Attorney General.
Burtman, who was reportedly stationed at the front desk, was struck in the face, the outlet reported. He survived his injuries.
Surveillance footage then reportedly shows Nadeau entering the restaurant and firing five more shots toward numerous patrons.
Nadeau allegedly struck and killed 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare, who was dining with his wife and daughter. A third patron was also injured as he allegedly fired multiple shots toward a group of individuals.
Ambulances are parked outside a hotel acting as a reunification center after a shooting at a country club in Nashua, N.H., Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
Nadeau then “continued to shoot until he was attacked by other patrons in the restaurant, and he retreated back through the doors of the steakhouse,” the affidavit said.
A witness previously told The Associated Press Nadeau allegedly yelled “Free Palestine” as the chaos was unfolding.
Police subsequently located Nadeau on the club’s golf course, where he “was bleeding from apparent self-inflicted incised wounds to [his] arms and wrists, and made statements to the effect that he was a ‘bad guy,’” according to the filing.
He then reportedly took responsibility for the shooting, telling officers about his negative feelings toward the affluent.
Robert “Rob” DeCesare Jr., 59, was fatally shot during a wedding at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, N.H. (Charlene DeCesare)
Speaking to authorities from his hospital bed, Nadeau told investigators “he was tired of the ‘elites’ taking all the money,” according to the outlet.
Nadeau also reportedly told investigators he chose Sky Meadow because he had previously worked there and knew members were affluent.
“He said that he settled on Sky Meadow as a location because he worked there about a year ago as a server and knew that you had to have money to have a membership there,” police said, according to the Globe.
“He was not targeting a specific person but did not care whether he killed someone or not,” police reportedly added.
Additionally, Nadeau explained why he targeted a wedding being held at the venue at the time of the shooting, telling police “he did not want to target ‘civilians,’” according to the outlet.
At the time, the shooting came less than one year after Luigi Mangione allegedly opened fire on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in an apparent assassination in midtown Manhattan. Investigators have pointed to similar ideological motives behind Mangione’s alleged crimes.
In January, prosecutors filed multiple charges against Nadeau, including first-degree murder and reckless second-degree murder, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice.
He is being held without bail as he awaits trial.
Fox News Digital was unable to locate an attorney representing Nadeau.
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