Title: Mayor, Gov. Paterson speak after massacre

" On this most tragic ending up to us history I want all the victims their families and their friends. I've had assurances from both state and federal officials including. I called just a few minutes ago from vice president Joe Biden on air force through that any resources necessary to help during this time of crisis. Will be made available to our community and I want to thank them for that. I want to thank the Binghamton police. And always are all those other seven agencies that responded to this. Crisis today there wasn't truly incredible example of how all the training that goes into. Swat teams and all the kinds of things that. Had to be done today truly pays off and our community and it was a tremendous example of working together in this community. Just a few words of caution. This investigation is going to be a long a fairly lengthy process. How we need to go through identification procedures for the victims. That takes some time. And we would ask the press through be very respectful. Of all those. Of this time that's needed to identify the victims. I also want to make sure everybody understands there was some people scene and flex cost today. Walked out of near the building none of those people are considered suspects at this time. I want I'm also expressed that we are setting up. Ways Ford. People think they might have a victim -- all because like I said -- identification. It's gonna take some time it took a long time to clear that going safely today not told late in the late in the afternoon did we really have that done. So now. People are working feverishly to make sure we can identify the victims as soon as possible. Anybody who wants to call. About that procedure about thinking that you might have somebody a friend or family member please call the detective bureau at 77270. 80 or 7727081. And that and any other assistance that's needed from other agencies will be given through those numbers so we can all people funneled into those. Two numbers. Again I want to thank everybody I'll -- agencies that responded. This is a community that comes together in time of crisis and you can certainly see that that's happening already here in this community. I want to thank our state and federal officials who are here today and -- a local officials. Everybody who understands the severity of this crisis. We want to again want to reiterate that this is. This is going to be tough on those families. That who have victims many of them are are originally not from this country. And we want to make sure that that process. It goes out and a way that's fair to those families so please respect the family's. And now I would like to. Have governor David Paterson. Speak."

" At 3 o'clock this afternoon as well I received a telephone call from vice president Biden. Expressing his condolences and prayers of President Obama who he spoke to -- Moments before from Europe and his wife Michelle Obama. And that their prayers are with the families. Of those who lost their lives today. With the victims and the families of the victims and those were traumatized by the incident -- Mercifully. We're able to escape. I'm accompanied today by. Congressman -- she and senator Tom limits who was in Albany today. We came down to be here to express. On behalf of all the citizens of this state and people around America. Our profound outrage at a senseless act of violence. In which innocent people with killed. Injured and probably traumatized for some period of time. On March 11. In Alabama man killed nine people for the members of -- family on March 22 in Oakland California for police officers. Was slain in the same day. By a suspect. And now here in Binghamton. Would probably have the worst tragedy. And senseless crime in this history of this city. -- now we going to be able to curb the kind of violence. That is so fraud and so rapid that we can't even keep track of the incidents. I am hopeful. That this case will be brought to immediate resolution and its citizens of a Binghamton feel safe tonight. But we all just having a profound sadness. And sorrow over what so many of our neighbors have had to go through today. I want to thank. The Binghamton police department in New York State police for backing them up. The state office of emergency management office of mental health. The office of temporary and disability assistance. And all the other agencies of Binghamton and of new York state of coordinated and worked so effectively today. And I would also like to repeat the mayor's call. To be -- be very careful about the information have been a variety of erroneous reports. And in accurate information floating around that only exacerbates an already. Ten tension filled situation. We in the state will provide any assistance. To those who are in need and to the or it and employees. Of the American civic association. A cultural center that provides. Services to. Two people on board actually conducting classes. But those who wanted to become citizens. Of the United States of America wanted to be part. The American dream and so tragically. May have had that hope thwarted today. But they are still is an American dream. And all of us who are Americans. Would try to heal. This very very deep wound in the city of Binghamton animal come around the people here. And the leaders here and provide them -- any assistance that we can."