Champney memorial vandalized

The memorial, then …

​About 100 of Jesse Champney’s friends and family surround a makeshift memorial and hold a moment of silence at 6:27 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2017, the time Champney was shot and killed the week before by a New Hampshire State Police trooper near the intersection of Switch Road and Route 4 in Canaan, #NH. “I loved him so much,” said Champney’s relative Amber Redmond, of #LebNH, at right. “He had a heart of gold.” The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. More at www.vnews.com. Link in profile. (Valley News – Geoff Hansen @geoff_hansen) #uppervalley #upval #vnewsuv #photojournalism #memorial #inmemoriam #canaannh #enfieldnh #lebanonnh #603

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and now …

​Ervine Aiken, of Canaan, #NH, plants newly made crosses along Route 4 in Canaan, near the site where his friend Jesse Champney was shot and killed by a New Hampshire State Police officer as he fled a traffic stop days before Christmas. A roadside memorial to Champney was set on fire early Thursday morning. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. “Burn it down, blow it up, it isn’t going to stop nothing,” Fred Butman, Champney’s stepfather, said at the scene. 🔺 More at www.vnews.com. Link in profile. 🔺 (Valley News – James M. Patterson @james.m.patterson) ​#uppervalley #upval #vnewsuv#photojournalism #memorial #inmemoriam #cross #justice #snow #canaannh #enfieldnh #lebanonnh #603

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