spelling is m-i-k-e. m-a-d-d-e-n. mike is actually one of our administrative commanders for the police department. he's a 24-year veteran. as an administrative guy he really has a desk job. the reality is at 11:00 in the morning on wednesday mike was on his way to lunch when this call went out and he -- mike was the first officer that was on scene, and he was the first person that we had that gathered, the first units that went in and addressed this. so i'm going to let mike kind of tell the story of what they experienced firsthand and then we'll take a few questions for mike as soon as he's done. >> thank you, sir. >> i guess i was just asked to come forward and talk a little bit about what it was that we saw and we experienced yesterday. and i'll tell you that it was something that although we trained for it it's something that you're never actually prepared for. when we got the call. i oversee dispatch. it's one of my functions and