“I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family of the student who died in this tragic

“I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family of the student who died in this tragic act of violence, and to ask everyone to keep him and the other students in their thoughts and prayers. It is a sad day for the YSU family.”

Dr. Cythia Anderson, president of Youngstown State University

“We need to find a way to make our young people value life — their own and other people’s lives and how to deal with conflict.”

Youngstown 1st Ward Councilwoman Annie Gillam

“It’s a tragic and intolerable incident. There’s no getting around how this casts a pall over the progress we’ve made.”

Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams