here in middleton, a town in rockdale, outside manchester, it's up here in northern england.ace inside london. no one thought for one minute it actually came from this street. the family of lee rigby, just a short distance from here, they've asked for us to respect their privacy. some of the neighbors around here are prepared to speak, and they've been telling us about how they came across this news, and what their feelings were when they first heard it. take a listen. when you heard earlier today that this guy was a local, and an officer here, what went through your mind? >> it made me sad when i realized who it was. devastated. to think it was one of my neighbors. >> what's been the reaction of the local community here? >> shock. >> as i said, the family haven't been prepared to speak to us. but they have issued a statement, this coming from the ministry of defense in britain. they say this, all he wanted to do when he was a boy was to be in the army. he wanted to live life, to enjoy himself. his family meant everything to him. he was a loving son, husband, father, brother,