Manchester police officers Nick Willard, left, and Chief Dave Mara, stand next to state Rep. Renny Chushing in the senate gallery as State Sen. Jeb Bradley speaks against a bill to repeal the state's death sentence Thursday April 17, 2014 at the Statehouse in Concord, N.H. Lawmakers voted 12-12, and the tie means that the death penalty will stay on the books. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)