Police have detained a suspect following a shooting at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Saturday that left one person dead and several others injured. Officers responding to 911 calls discovered a man had entered the club and fired multiple shots.Attorney General John M. Formella and Nashua Police Chief Kevin Rourke confirmed that the person killed was an adult male. The suspect, also an adult male, was detained on the scene. “Initial reports indicating there were two shooters were erroneous,” officials said, adding that there is no current threat to the public. The condition of the wounded victims has not yet been released.
Investigation and Local Response
Aerial footage from WMUR-TV showed numerous emergency responders arriving at the scene. Police later confirmed via social media: “Video surveillance has confirmed there was only one shooter and they are currently being detained. The scene is still an active investigation but there is no further danger to the public.”U.S. Representative Maggie Goodlander said she was “closely monitoring the tragic reports of a shooting tonight at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua” and expressed her sympathies, stating that her heart was with “the victims, their families and the entire community.”
Community alerts
Nashua, located approximately 45 miles (70 kilometres) northwest of Boston, borders Massachusetts. Authorities in nearby Dunstable, Massachusetts, issued a shelter-in-place order following the incident as a precaution. Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
