A memorial for a man who was killed after police say he ambushed and shot to death a 23-year-old rookie police officer in New Jersey has been removed.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop says he ordered the city to take down the memorial to 27-year-old Lawrence Campbell on Monday night.

“Yes. I had it taken down last night.  I am not going to let a few residents pretend like they express the views of  a great city like Jersey City,”  said Mayor Steven M. Fulop.

The memorial had included candles, balloons, empty liquor bottles and message of love, including “Thug in Peace,” scrawled on T-shirts taped to a brick wall.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop ordered the city to remove the memorial of a 27-year-old NJ man, Lawrence Campbell.  Campbell allegedly ambushed and shot to death a 23-year-old rookie police officer,  Melvin Santiago.

Santiago responded to an armed robbery call at a 24-hour pharmacy where Campbell allegedly shot and killed him, Police returned fire, killing Campbell.

According to the mayor’s office, Campbell never actually tried to rob the pharmacy. He told a witness to watch the news because he was “going to be famous.”

The memorial was on Orient Avenue near Martin Luther King Drive and  had included candles, balloons, empty liquor bottles and message of love, including “Thug in Peace,” scrawled on T-shirts taped to a brick wall.

Campbell’s wife, Angelique, says she wished her husband had killed more cops.

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