JACKSON — The Mount Washington Valley community is rallying behind the family of Esmae Doucette, who died of a gunshot wound last Friday. A vigil will be held Wednesday.
Last Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Jackson police responded to a report of a gunshot injury at the Dana Place Apartments on Route 16 north of Jackson Village.
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