University President Michael Adams, University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson and Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Tom Jackson addressed the media on the steps of the Administration Building Monday morning, in the wake of Saturday’s triple homicide thought to be by University professor Georgia Zinkhan.

Adams and Williamson both said all appropriate measures are being taken to make the University’s campus safe.

“We will deploy without regard to expense any means necessary to provide for the safety of our students and our faculty,” Adams said.

While armed UGA police officers continue to roam campus on foot with semi-automatic AR-15 rifles, Williamson said that “our campus is very safe.”

“We operate under the philosophy that it’s better to have the equipment and not have the need than to have the need and not have the equipment,” Williamson said.

“I have no reason to believe they’ll need it, but it’s better to have them in a situation like this.”

Adams again stressed that the University will operate on a regular schedule this week, but said he could not comment on any part of the ongoing investigation.

Both Adams and Williamson expressed strong belief that Zinkhan was no longer in the Athens area, but under the advisement of Athens-Clarke County Police would not reveal their reasoning. Adams announced Zinkhan has been fired and his nameplate taken off his office door.

“We encourage everyone to execute caution until the suspect is apprehended,” Adams said.