Community comes together for vigil in memory of slain hospital security officer, offering mental health support” – New Hampshire Bulletin

On Monday, at 4:30 p.m., a candlelight vigil will be held near the state hospital in Concord to remember the security guard killed in the hospital’s lobby on Friday. The event will take place on the soccer fields at the corner of South Fruit and Clinton streets. Mental health support for attendees will be available on-site, provided by NAMI NH. Anyone who cannot attend but would like mental health support is encouraged to call 988, the state’s Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline. Help is also available by texting 833-710-6477 and visiting nh988.com.

Bradley Haas, a 63-year-old security guard from Franklin, was killed as he began his shift at the hospital on Friday afternoon by 33-year-old John Madore, whom the police described as a transient. Haas had been with the hospital since 2019 and had previously served as Franklin’s police chief. The state police have not said what brought Madore to the hospital or whether he was connected to a U-Haul they found running in the parking lot with an AR-style rifle, tactical vest, and several magazines of ammunition inside.