I taught Colt and know first hand he dealt with so much!
But I want to make it very clear that hate will not prevail in this county. I want that to be very clear and known. Love will prevail over what happened today,
My heart hurts for these kids. My heart hurts for our community,
They almost let him in, but I’m pretty sure she saw that he had a gun and so she backed away,
Just because of when you think of shooters and how they act or things that they do, it's normally the quiet kid,
At that time, there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action on the local, state, or federal levels,
The father stated he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them,
He never really talked, he wasn't (in school) most times, he would just skip class,
When we heard it, most people just dropped to the floor and like kind of crawled in an area like piled on top of each other.
The priority right now for us, within this investigation, is to gather all the facts,
Within minutes, law enforcement was on scene as well as two school resource officers assigned here to the school,
Jill and I are mourning the deaths of those whose lives were cut short due to more senseless gun violence and thinking of all of the survivors whose lives are forever changed,
What we see behind us is an evil thing today,
We've gotta stop it. We have to end this epidemic of gun violence,
Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA. These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster."
We are still gathering information, but the FBI and ATF are on the scene, working with state, local and federal partners,
I am devastated for the families that have been affected by this terrible tragedy,
His administration will continue coordinating with federal, state, and local officials as we receive more information,
Just kept praying he’d stay safe,