At 14 years old, you shouldn't be afraid to walk the streets. You shouldn't be afraid to look out of the window. We just want the person that has done this to come forward and this community can be safe and that we can begin the healing process, because we lost an angel today.

We're wary of applying a huge outer barrier here in Louisiana.

They come in at ease and turn the guns in, no questions will be asked. Receive the gift card if that's your incentive for coming in those doors, receiving a gift card, by all means do so. My incentive will be so that another parent will under go the type of pain that we are dealing with.

(The flowers) are doing pretty well here now.

I actually thought he was giving away stuff. There was a lot of people here. It's good he accommodated people the way he did, and he did it with a smile.

It was a senseless crime. My baby had the potential to be a physician -- a healer. We pray that out of her death, there will be healing for this community.