Continued to work alongside js o to ensure every fbi resource is brought to bear, to aid in this investigation. i have committed to sheriff waters that our assistance will continue for as long as necessary. in addition fbi jacksonville is coordinated with the civil rights division of the department of justice and the u.s. attorney s office for the middle district of florida. we have opened a federal civil rights investigation and we will pursue this incident as a hate crime. hate crimes are always and will always remain a top priority for the fbi. they re not only an attack on a victim they are meant to threaten and intimidate an entire community. everyone has a right to feel safe in their communities and in their homes. i assure you the fbi will bring every resource we have two bear
We trust should not have that kind of hate and jacksonville. [inaudible] it is still under investigation also prayer before going further i want to give sherry cox for a local fbi an opportunity to address you all about a few things. sherry? dick s think is sheriff waters. first, on behalf of the entire fbi, which express my deepest sympathies to the loved ones of those innocent souls that we lost in today s attack. no life should ever be lost to this kind of violence and our thoughts are with the families tonight after this tragic event. immediately upon learning about the shooting, fbi agents rushed rush tothe scene to assist our s at js o. as we speak members of our evidence response team and our investigative specialists