You have a lot of support, and there is a lot of structure to help you direct your feelings and to focus on. And then suddenly everyone is gone and you are alone. And the moment, the loss, the great loss you knew had occurred, suddenly you have to deal with.

The state, county, and local governments here really don't support us that well.

People can send cards of condolence to the police department. They can make a gift in memory of the police officer for the child's education. This is a good time to connect with your faith or with your spiritual side and to be at peace with yourself.

In our community we don't think of crime as being a big issue. We feel safe here. So this really shocks us that this would happen. And when you get that shock there are people who are vulnerable to having high stress or high anxiety in response to that.

We appreciate all the support but we just don't want to say anything at this time.

To compete against George Mason twice a year, and to know those guys personally, you can't help but root for them. They're showing everybody how good our conference really is, and that's why we're all proud of what they've done. It's like we have a little piece of it.