my name is cornel chris paras, p a r i s commissioner of pennsylvania state police. i would just like to say that say police have been in regular contact with the governors office and the full support and assets of the entire agency are behind the have to be i and our other federal municipal partners to assist with this investigation the thoughts and prayers of the pennsylvania state police are likewise with the victims of this terrible act. we are prepared to support this investigation in any way, shape or form. and we stand ready to participate in a full fair and confident a thorough investigation. to give you an operational rundown, a deputy commissioner of operations, lieutenant colonel george bins is behind me and he will discuss the operational portion that's being conducted by the pennsylvania state police, which i currently have. it's a good evening. so let me describe for you a little bit about the, the scene that we have over there. as you know, uh uh, you know, there was a grand stand, a very large area, a lot of people there when this all and. ready the f