--- ---  # Read Loretta Lynch's Response to 'Unfathomable Tragedy' in Dallas  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jul 8, 2016 5:17 PM UTC  U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks to members of the media as she makes a statement on the Dallas killing of police officers July 8, 2016 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks to members of the media as she makes a statement on the Dallas killing of police officers July 8, 2016 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC.Alex Wong/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jul 8, 2016 5:17 PM UTC Attorney General [Loretta Lynch on Friday](http://time.com/4398499/attorney-general-lynch-dallas-shooting-the-answer-is-never-violence/) called the [Dallas police shooting](http://time.com/4397785/dallas-shooting-police-protest-snipers/?xid=homepage) an “unfathomable tragedy” in a “week of profound grief and heartbreaking loss.” “After the events of this week, Americans across our country are feeling a sense of helplessness, of uncertainty and of fear,” she said. “These feelings are understandable and they are justified. But the answer must not be violence. The answer is never violence. Rather, the answer, our answer, all our answer must be action. Calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action.” Here are her complete remarks from the press conference in Washington, D.C.: --- > “” --- --- > “” --- **Read more:** [Dallas Shooting Victims Include Transit Cop Who Just Got Married](http://time.com/4397911/dallas-police-shooting-victims-sniper/?xid=homepage) --- > “” --- Dallas Shooting: Transcript of Loretta Lynch's Remarks ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4398650/dallas-shooting-loretta-lynch-remarks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4398650/dallas-shooting-loretta-lynch-remarks/"},"headline":"Read Loretta Lynch's Response to 'Unfathomable Tragedy' in Dallas","datePublished":"2016-07-08T17:17:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:08:17.684Z","description":"\"I implore you, do not let this week precipitate a new normal in this country\"","url":"https://time.com/4398650/dallas-shooting-loretta-lynch-remarks/","keywords":["Texas","Dallas","loretta lynch","transcripts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57556aed4095dc4f/69889b3a5f570f4861b21a2e/loretta-lynch-dallas-shooting-remarks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57556aed4095dc4f/69889b3a5f570f4861b21a2e/loretta-lynch-dallas-shooting-remarks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Attorney General Loretta Lynch Addresses Shooting Of Police Officers In Dallas","caption":"Attorney General Loretta Lynch Addresses Shooting Of Police Officers In Dallas","creditText":"Alex Wong/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4398650/dallas-shooting-loretta-lynch-remarks/","name":"Read Loretta Lynch's Response to 'Unfathomable Tragedy' in Dallas"}}]}] ```