Tensions remain high in Manchester as the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office continues to investigate the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Nickenley Turenne by the Manchester Police in December.
“The family still does not have the full truth,” said city resident Griseliz Glenn during the public comment of the city's Board of Mayor and Aldermen this week. “The public still has not seen the body camera footage. The attorney general's investigation still has not given the public full answers yet.”
Glenn was among several people who spoke at the meeting. She said use of force was an ongoing issue in the city’s police force and asked for the officers involved in the Turenne case to be taken off active duty, as well as for the release of body cam footage from the time of his death.
The three officers were placed on administrative leave immediately after Turenne's death, but a Manchester police spokesperson told NHPR in an email Thursday that all three were now back on duty after a review approved them to return to work.
After Glenn spoke, an argument broke out between Glenn and another resident, Michael Martioski, who spoke earlier in the meeting to raise awareness for a veterans hike.
The argument disrupted the meeting, which was suspended until Glenn was escorted from the chambers by Manchester police and taken to the police station, according to reporting from Manchester Ink Link.
Heather Hamel, the police department's public information officer, said Thursday that Glenn was charged with disorderly conduct. She has a court hearing scheduled for June 23 in Manchester District Court.
After the altercation, Mayor Jay Ruais said the investigation is still being overseen by the Attorney General’s office and not the Manchester Police.
“I have full faith and confidence in Chief [Peter] Marr and the men and women of the department,” he said. “They have an extraordinarily difficult job, and I trust them in their interactions with the public and the work that they do every single day to keep our city safe.”
Editor's note: This story was updated with comment from the Manchester Police Department.
