Following a shooting at Florida A&M University homecoming over the weekend that resulted in 11 victims struck by gunfire, Florida A&M head coach Quinn Gray spoke out. On Monday's SWAC coaches' call, Gray addressed the tragedy and put it in perspective.

Gray opened Monday’s SWAC coaches’ call by addressing the shooting near Florida A&M’s homecoming festivities, offering his condolences to the families affected.

Florida A&M coach Quinn Gray used a portion of his appearance on Monday's SWAC coaches' media call to address the shooting that injured 12 people Saturday night that occurred near Bragg Memorial Stadium. A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the shooting. pic.twitter.com/z5Qp3CCNM1

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“I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the senseless violence that took place across the street from where I sit today. My prayers and our thoughts are with those families affected by the violence that happened this past weekend.”

He urged the community to find a way to stop the violence, saying nothing good can come from it.

“Ultimately, we have to find a way to make sure that we stop the senseless hurting of ourselves as a community. At the end of the day, nothing good comes from this situation.”

Gray then shared the latest details he had on the shooting, including the arrest of a teenager and the number of victims.

“We just found out a 15-year-old was arrested in terms of responsibility for this situation. We got 12 people injured, 11 people shot, and five of them are still in critical condition. At the end of the day, there is no happy ending for this in no situation, from the victims to the person that ultimately did this.”

He said the football program intends to help spread a message of responsibility, particularly among young people.

“We just gotta find a way to be better as a community, and we’ll definitely be working towards making sure that whatever we can do on our end, we’re putting our best foot forward to help get the message out about what it should look like in terms of our community and our young people doing the right thing and keeping guns out of our hands when it comes down to situations and altercations.”

He closed by saying the team stands with the affected families and will move forward, while making clear that football is secondary.

“Outside of that, we stand strong with those families affected, and we’ll move forward with football. But ultimately, when it comes down to things like that, football sort of kinda takes a back seat. We do understand the need to make sure that we’re prepared for Saturday, and we will be. But ultimately, lives are a lot more important than a game when it comes down to it.”