“I'm just glad to see a conclusion to it, ... It's been traumatic for the school and the school system. It is a sad day. Some lives were altered because of this. I'm just glad it's over and we can move on.”
“You are going into the unknown. You never know who is under the bed and who is around the corner, ... And due to the fact that we are having looting in the area ... and the looters have been using weapons against the police down here, we need to do this.”
“Probably his intent was to do a robbery there, ... He walked in. It appeared that he was going to purchase a pack of cigarettes. A clerk lays a pack of cigarettes down for him. He doesn't lay any money on the counter. He just comes up and shoots. He just cold-bloodedly killed both of these ladies and left the store.”
