At Least 1 Person Dead, Multiple Others Injured After Shooting at New Hampshire Country Club Hosting a Wedding By Escher Walcott

At least one person is dead and multiple others are injured following a shooting at a country club in New Hampshire.

On Saturday, Sept. 20, officers responded to reports of a man who entered the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua and “fired several gunshots,” killing one man and injuring several others, Attorney General John M. Formella said in a New Hampshire Department of Justice (NHDJO) press release.

“The suspected shooter was detained on-scene by Nashua police officers,” the NHDJO confirmed.

The Nashua Police Department initially reported that there were two armed suspects who “fled the area” in a post on X. However, the attorney’s office and police later confirmed this was incorrect, in a follow-up post stating that video surveillance showed just one suspect.

Authorities in a press conference on Saturday did not confirm the exact number of people who were injured or their conditions following the shooting, per WMUR-TV.

The incident occurred next to a restaurant where a wedding party was taking place with hundreds of people dancing, WDHD 7News reported. 

According to the outlet, the attendees heard the gunshots and started running from the suspect. One witness approached the suspect and allegedly “hit him over the head with a chair” before he fled the scene.

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Another witness who attended the wedding party, recalled of the incident, “The bride just came over to me and gave me three plates, saying, ‘you’re going to give this to me, you’re gonna give us you know to my husband’ … but we never got to that point … because that’s when we heard pop pop pop … a wall away.”

“I ran the opposite direction. To my right was the entrance to the prime restaurant where the shooter was, where heard the shots, so I didn’t want to go out that direction,” she told WDHD 7News.

The Sky Country Club is located on a golf course and hosts events, including weddings and parties, according to its website.

Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander wrote in a statement on X, “I’m closely monitoring the tragic reports of a shooting tonight at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua. My heart is with the victims, their families, and the entire Nashua community as we await more information.”

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The police and the attorney’s office are investigating the shooting.

The police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Nashua Police Department on 603-594-3500.

PEOPLE has reached out to the attorney’s office and police for further comment.