Victim's wife speaks out at vigil for man killed while trying to break up fight

Nearly three weeks after a man died outside of an American Legion after trying to break up a fight, the victim's family continued their search for a justice at a vigil.

Hundreds of people showed up at the Squantum Elementary School for a vigil to remember Chris McCallum, who grew up in Squantum.

The vigil was used as a way to remember the father of three, but also served as a call for justice as the victim's wife spoke out for the first time since the death.

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"As all of you know, Chris had a smile that made you smile, and a hug that made you feel his love," Kathy McCallum said.

Surround by the crowd, the grieving widow made a plea to anyone who could help in the search for her husband's killer.

"Please clear your conscience and tell the truth," McCallum said. "Even lies of omission lead to injustice."

McCallum died after his family said he was punched outside an American Legion post in Quincy.

"Chris was assaulted Saturday night, January 27, at the Nickerson Post here in Squantum as he tried to break up a fight, and he suffered a fatal head injury," McCallum said.

But, three weeks later, investigators say they have little information about who was involved. Although rumors are circulating, there are no witnesses or video of what happened.

"We are asking anyone who attended the concert at the Nickerson Post the night Chris was assaulted and who may have seen or heard anything that night to please come forward," McCallum said.

Quincy Police turned the case over to the Norfolk County District Attorney's office to avoid any potential conflict of interest, because many Quincy Police detectives have connections to people who were there that night.

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"We really just want to keep people talking," Jennifer Gates, a family friend, said. "Maybe as time goes on and emotions go down and things pass, time passes and something comes to you and you might say, 'Wait a minute, that was a little strange. Maybe that was something.'"

McCallum had one final plea to those in the community who gathered at the vigil to honor his life, asking everyone to remain kind.

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"As our family struggles to move forward in a world without Chris, we ask that, in his memory and in remembrance of how he lived, please be kind to one another," McCallum said. "Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we love you.”

Fliers have also been spread throughout the community, as the search for any information or video from the incident continues.

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