Waffle House CEO: ‘You Don’t Get to Meet Many Heroes in Life, Mr. Shaw, But You’re a Hero’

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"Good afternoon. I'm here to express our condolences to the victims and their families. It is a very sad day indeed for our Waffle House family of associates and customers who are impacted by this tragedy today. All of our attention right now is focused on the victims and their families and our associates who were working that nilt night and we're here to support them in any way we possibly can. I personally would like to thank Mr. Shaw. You don't get to meet many heroes in life, Mr. Shaw, but you are a hero. You are my hero. You saved peoples' lives, and I talked to those people today and they will thank you for the rest of their days, and so will I. We're forever in your debt and grateful for the courage you displayed, taking care of your fellow man. So I thank you. I also want to thank mayor Briley, chief Anderson and the brave men and women of the metro police department who are working tirelessly out at that scene today and searching for this man. And we will do anything we can to help and support your efforts in that regard. Thank you."