We are all impacted by this. 'A coversation about mental illness, gun violence following NH Hospital shooting
Vermont Public
Many across the state are processing last Friday’s shooting in Concord when a gunman fatally shot 63-year-old Bradley Haas, a security guard at New Hampshire Hospital. A state trooper at the facility shot and killed the suspect.
The incident took place in the lobby of the state psychiatric hospital. The mental health advocacy group NAMI-New Hampshire brought in a team of peer support specialists over the weekend to work with staff and patients following the shooting.
“Chief Haas, the security officer, was part of their team,” Susan Stearns, the executive director of NAMI-New Hampshire, said. “So along with this shocking shooting, which is so traumatic, is just the plain grief of when you lose someone who is a friend and colleague and that has a huge impact.”