DENVER -- The family of a hostage killed in one of Colorado's most notorious high school shootings has read the report on exactly what happened inside Platte Canyon High School.

The family of Emily Keyes issued the following statement Monday, after reviewing the findings in the investigative report just completed by law enforcement:

"For some it may be difficult to accept. The right actions at the right time by the right people may not have the right outcome. When what we hoped for didn't happen, some may want to find fault. But there is no fault to be found in the command decisions made given the information and behavior presented.
There is no fault to be found in the courage and speed of their response.
From our family, there is only respect. Our review of the CBI report confirms this belief.
Tonight our family met with Sheriff Fred Wegner, agents of the CBI and other officials to review the summary report, being released tomorrow, March 27th, regarding the events of September 27th.
Our family read the summary and viewed other materials being released.
A tough read: but still reaffirming.
Law enforcement and school administration did all of the right things. Law enforcement response, not just to the school -- but to the classroom -- was around 3 minutes from the first 911 call.
The kids at the school were on top of things also. Several were on their way to the office to report a stranger in their midst, before the first shot was fired.
There were seven heroes in that room. And a coward with a gun. The Awesome Six are still with us. Please respect their grace, beauty and privacy as these young women continue with their lives. It is OK to let some details of that day fade.
In the months since Emily was killed, some extraordinary good has occurred. And that is Emily's legacy. Random and Deliberate Acts of Kindness continue to occur.
The community of Bailey is a little more tight knit. And sometimes it feels like our town lines extend shore to shore.
When we remember September 27th, it's the text message Emily sent: "I love u guys." It is our hope that's the message you remember as well.
We ask the Press that, if possible, during the upcoming coverage of this report you don't highlight the actions of a deranged gunman. His name doesn't need to be mentioned; it is there enough in the report.
The best people did the best of things. The outcome could have been far more grave. We as a family know this and appreciate this.
Real life doesn't always have a happy ending."

The incident at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey last fall left one student dead along with the gunman.

Duane Roger Morrison, 53, barricaded himself and seven girls in a room at the high school outside Bailey. He let four girls go before breaking off negotiations.

Morrison molested or sexually assaulted the girls before killing Emily as SWAT officers stormed the room, using explosives to enter through the room's single door. One girl escaped, but Morrison fatally shot Emily as she tried to run.

Morrison was hit by three shots fired by SWAT officers, but an autopsy indicated he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said after the shooting. Authorities have said school surveillance tapes showed Morrison's yellow Jeep in the parking lot of the school the day before as well as the day of the shooting.

7NEWS has learned that the report, completed by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, was presented to the Park County District Attorney's Office Monday, March 19.

District Attorney Molly Chilson sent an e-mail to more than a dozen police, fire, and sheriff's departments that helped with the incident and the investigation into shooting. She urged everyone to understand there is still plenty of work left to do.

"The report, while it's in law enforcement's hands, has a lot of information about the victims, the hostages in the case, that cannot be in the report when it's given to a non law-enforcement agency," Chilson told 7NEWS.

Staffers at the sheriff's department carefully removed names of all juveniles interviewed by various law enforcement groups in an effort to protect their identities.

Click here to read the e-mail.

7NEWS has learned the Park County Sheriff's Department held a private presentation of the shooting report for victim's families on March 26. The massive report will then be placed on the Park County Web site by March 27.

Sheriff Fred Wegener will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. to discuss the report. Sections to be released are the 14-pages CBI summary, timeline of the events of the day, Morrison's letter, and the FBI analysis of Morrison's letter. The high school surveillance video and the audio tape of the 911 communications will also be released.

Portions of the report will be posted on Park County's Web site later in the day.

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