Mother of man shot dead at a country club says he 'took a bullet for his family'

The family of a man who was shot dead at a New Hampshire country club on Saturday has said he "took a bullet for his family" and lost his life protecting his wife and daughter

The family of a man who was shot dead at a New Hampshire country club on Saturday has said he "took a bullet for his family" and lost his life protecting his wife and daughter.

Robert Steven DeCesare, 59, was fatally shot at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, 45 minutes northwest of Boston, when former employee Hunter Nadeau, 23, opened fire during a wedding celebration.

Evie O'Rourke, of Salem, New Hampshire, told NBC Boston: "He turned around and stood up and took a bullet for his family. And I'm very proud of him."

"They saw the guy come in and shoot the manager and another couple of shots, then Rob stood up, turned around the guy was right there," she said. "He went down and they saw his legs under the table and blood... and they had to run for their life."

Witnesses described seeing someone hit the suspect with a chair, although it's unclear whether that was DeCesare.