An extremely significant priority is supporting the families of the victims right now. They’re hurting and need answers and law enforcement will remain committed to addressing their needs throughout these next several days,
While we don’t have all the details surrounding the response yet, it’s safe to assume that the moment the SRO took the suspect into custody, more lives were likely saved,
Law enforcement will work hard to find a balance between providing information that they have but also protecting the integrity of the investigation,
One important piece of the suspect being taken into custody will be the interviews he provides to investigators,
I can only assume that the crime scene at the school is quite large,
The company never disclosed to the influencers – or to their millions of followers – its ties to [Russian state media company] RT and the Russian government,
This is a senseless tragedy — and it does not have to be this way. We must end the epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all.”
We are closely coordinating with officials at the federal, state and local level, and are grateful for the first responders who brought the suspect into custody and prevented further loss of life,
It's a sick and angry world for a lot of reasons and we're going to make it better. We're going to heal our world. We're going to get rid of all these wars that are starting all over the place because of incompetence,
Within minutes, law enforcement was on scene as well as two school resource officers assigned here to the school,
We're going to hopefully do very well. We have an election coming up … We're going to be, I think, we're going to be very well set up to do a great job,
I have directed all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and urge all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state,
My heart hurts for these kids, my heart hurts for our community, but I want to make it very clear that hate will not prevail in this county,
It's been one month since school began, and already we're met with the terror that our children may not make it home alive,
Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA,
I know people from that school, I know people who could easily have been shot, been part of a death toll because of gun violence, it really shook me up and made me understand how real it is,
We need universal background checks and we need to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require safe storage of firearms, invest in violence-prevention programs and pass a national red flag law. Enough is enough,
Our safety is on the ballot again this year,
It's just outrageous that every day in the United States of America that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive,
I'm devastated for the families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. The Justice Department stands ready to provide any resources or support."