The shooting has led to a call for unity and calm from a broad spectrum of the community ranging from spokesmen for the Ulster Volunteer Force, who called for the gunmen to be dealt with through the courts, to Sinn Féin were quick to condemn the gunmen and to offer their condolences to the family of the dead officer.
発砲は、銃撃犯が裁判で取り扱われることを求めたアルスター義勇軍の広報担当者から、武装犯をただちに非難し、死亡した警官の家族に哀悼の意を伝えたシン・フェイン党まで、広範囲の共同体による結束と冷静さへの呼びかけにつながった。