One person was killed and several others were injured in a mass shooting that broke out during a wedding reception in a New Hampshire country club.
Around 8pm Saturday evening, shots rang out inside Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, where more than 100 people were present, prompting a large-scale response from first responders.
Nashua police have since confirmed there was only one shooter – despite earlier reports suggesting two – and that a ‘person of interest’ is in custody, though no arrests had been made as of 1am EST.
Tom Bartelson, a witness, reported that the shooter seemed to be targeting a specific individual and shouted ‘Free Palestine’ during the rampage, according to WMUR News.
‘He looked like a target, that he was going right for this person. So, I feel terrible for him,’ the Bartelson told the outlet.
‘What he said was the children were safe, and, you know, free Palestine,’ he added.
The gunman was allegedly stopped by another man dining at the club’s restaurant, who struck the shooter over the head with a chair, causing him to drop his gun, according to WHDH 7 News.
According to the unidentified witness, he heard a loud noise as he was getting ready to leave but assumed it was a balloon popping at the large wedding being held at the club.
