"At first it's the fear. Am I going to live? Then it's the emotional reaction of 'OK I made it,' said Pellegrino. "When the nurses tell you that you lose, I lost, a liter-and-a-half of blood. It's a miracle that I'm here now."
"This trial has been hard... I feel like us yelling out of our lungs, it meant something." - Diana Gutierrez, aunt of David Gutierrez, expressing the emotional toll and relief following the verdict.
"Keep doing what you do young man," one anonymous donor of $100 wrote. "You are a antibullying hero, a scholar, and a gentleman."
Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny stated, 'At this time, we believe the two incidents are connected, and were committed by the same perpetrator,' indicating the urgency of locating the suspect.