Gov. Chris Sununu delivered Thursday morning on his promise to veto a measure passed in the New Hampshire House and Senate to repeal the state's death penalty law.

The governor was flanked by law enforcement officials from departments across the state as he vetoed the bill.

"To repeal the death penalty today would deprive future victims of the justice they deserve," Sununu said. "Abolishing the death penalty would send the wrong message to those who would commit the most heinous offenses within our state borders."