A person accused of killing a dinner visitor on the Sky Meadow Nation Membership in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Saturday and capturing two others made his first court docket look on Monday and was ordered to stay locked up by a decide till a possible trigger listening to subsequent month.
Hunter Nadeau, 23, of Nashua, is accused of second diploma homicide over the capturing demise of 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare, who was having dinner together with his household when he was gunned down.
Based on prosecutors, Nadeau is an ex-employee of the nation membership and was not politically motivated to violence, regardless of early studies from witnesses that he shouted “free Palestine” earlier than he opened fireplace, scattering visitors attending a marriage and restaurant patrons.
Nadeau, who appeared nearly earlier than Choose Tanya Spony in Nashua Circuit Courtroom, was ordered held with out bail forward of an October 1 possible trigger listening to.
“You are going to remain incarcerated,” Spony advised Nadeau on Monday.
Nadeau didn’t enter a plea throughout his arraignment.
It’s probably Nadeau will face additional costs for capturing two others and inflicting a panic which led 4 extra patrons to damage, New Hampshire Lawyer Common John Formella mentioned at a press convention held Sunday in Nashua.
The alleged shooter shouted a number of different issues unrelated to Palestine through the tragic and chaotic occasion, in response to the AG, main investigators to imagine that his shouted statements had been meant to trigger confusion and panic, to not signify a selected political viewpoint.
“The investigation is in the early stages,” Formella mentioned. “At this point, we don’t have any evidence to indicate that this was a hate-based act.”
Formella mentioned that there was no recognized connection between DeCesare and Nadeau. Assistant Lawyer Common Peter Hinckley reiterated that assertion following Nadeau’s temporary court docket look.
Charlene DeCesare, the widow of Robert DeCesare, mentioned in an e-mail that she was “unbelievably traumatized” and was specializing in caring for the couple’s kids within the aftermath of the shootings.
“Our lives are forever changed in one moment that would be senseless except for the belief that Rob was trying to protect me and my daughter, and maybe others there too. In our hearts, he’s a hero,” she mentioned.
Considered one of Nadeau’s different alleged victims, an worker of the nation membership, is in vital however steady situation, whereas the situation of the second capturing suspect is unknown, prosecutors mentioned on Monday.
Michael Homewood, a DJ working at a marriage going down on the membership, mentioned somebody struck Nadeau with a chair in an try and subdue him through the assault.
“He hit him over the head with a chair, and he probably saved a bunch of lives just doing that,” Homewood advised WCVB-TV.
Rob Parsons, the nation membership’s proprietor, mentioned he was heartbroken over the capturing.
“To the DeCesare family, there are no words to express the pain and sorrow you — and our community — are feeling over Robert’s murder. He is a hero,” he mentioned in a press release. “To our very own employee and our guest who were shot and are recovering, and to the countless others impacted, we’re here for you and your families. Always.”
Investigators are nonetheless working to find out a motive, Formella mentioned. Makes an attempt to succeed in relations of Nadeau haven’t been profitable.
Based on court docket paperwork, Nadeau was charged in April with easy assault. He was accused of shoving a supervisor at a grocery retailer to the bottom in February after the supervisor approached to supply assist with the self take a look at station. Earlier this month, each side agreed to position the misdemeanor cost on file and dismiss it if Nadeau remained on good conduct for 12 months.
Along with the three gunshot victims, others suffered accidents together with lacerations, a damaged hand and blunt pressure trauma, Nashua Fireplace Rescue mentioned Sunday. The company mentioned it assisted about 100 individuals from the scene to a close-by firehouse, totally on foot.
Herald wire companies contributed.
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