The parents of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner have issued their first public comments since the attack. A written statement attributed to the Loughner family said: “It may not make any difference, but we wish that we could change the heinous events of Saturday. There are no words that can possibly express how we feel. We wish that there were, so we could make you feel better. We don’t understand why this happened.” Earlier in the day, a neighbor of the Loughners, Wayne Smith, said the family is devastated by the attack.

Wayne Smith: “They’re hurting bad. She’s really bad. We may have to put her in the hospital. People, it’s a sad thing. And he told me to tell you guys that when he [Randy Loughner] gets to where he can, he will give you a statement himself, and he will notify you and let you know where it’s going to be. It won’t be here.”

Reporter: “You were saying that they have lost, as well, here. What…”

Wayne Smith: “Yes, it’s a sad thing. Their son did this, not Amy and Randy, and people need to understand that.”