been this tragic incident happened today uh Governor KMP has been with me and been talking to me and several times and has been on our side and law enforcement side and I wanted to introduce him to make a few statements uh again thank you for your patience and at this time I'm going to introduce the governor and then uh director hos will will uh take answers and questions after that well thank you Sheriff I just want to thank you and your team for the incredible work that they've done the response of our First Responders today has been unreal uh superintendent lauff principal U looy who just did incredible job with these kids uh this hits home for us uh being from Athens just down the road Marty and I having a daughter that taught first grade just a few years ago uh this is everybody's worst nightmare and I just want to offer my sincere condolences and our thoughts and prayers to the families of that have lost loved ones for those that are injuring and injured and continuing to fight uh through just a a tragic time for really this whole Community that's been affected by today's actions and I just cannot thank the First Responders enough I cannot thank director hosy um Colonel Hitchens director stalins at gima the whole State response I want to thank uh special agent Farley and her team from the FBI FBI that are embedded with us uh in the school as we speak running down every single lead and other things that director hosy will uh mention tonight um you know I represented bar County when I was in the state senate 20 years ago these are our neighbors these are our friends and this community is hurting today and I would just ask all Georgians and all Americans to continue continue to keep these families these Educators and these students in your thoughts and prayers and we will provide every state resource that is needed from here until they're not uh to support this community and support this team behind me