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Georgetown Candle Light Vigil Tonight for Stephen Ballard

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A candle light vigil will be held for Delaware State Trooper Stephen Ballard on the circle in Georgetown at 8 p.m. tonight.

People will be gathering to remember him and honor his life.

Ballard was shot and killed last week outside a convenience store in the town of Bear.

The suspect, who police believe shot him, then fled the scene only to hold up in his family home in Middletown where a 20 hour standoff with police ended his life.

The funeral for Ballard will take place this Friday in Wilmington at The Chase Center on the riverfront.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.