The victims of the Boston Marathon bombings gave a press conference reacting to the guilty verdict for terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev had 30 charges filed against him, and was found guilty on all charges, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, and aiding and abetting. Now, the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing are speaking out about the verdict.

Karen Brassard led a press conference immediately after the verdict was announced, in which she spoke of her conflicted feelings. Brassard, her husband, and her daughter were all injured in the bombings. “Obviously we are grateful for the outcome today. It’s not a happy occasion, but it’s something that we can put one more step behind us,” she said. She also was asked about how she felt regarding his supposed “stoic” nature during the reading of the verdict, and she said she felt that given his attitude throughout the trial, one she described as “arrogant” and not remorseful, his continuing to show no remorse for his actions was better than pretending to be sorry now.

Other survivors have also spoken out. Heather Abbott, another survivor of the bombings, released a statement:

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh also spoke out:

“I am thankful that this phase of the trial has come to an end and am hopeful for a swift sentencing process. I hope today’s verdict provides a small amount of closure for the survivors, families, and all impacted by the violent and tragic events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon. The incidents of those days have forever left a mark on our City. As we remember those who lost so much, we reflect on how tragedy revealed our deepest values, and the best of who we are as a community.”

Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the bombings, also released a statement on his Facebook page.

Sydney Corcoran, another survivor, tweeted out her relief:

GUILTY LIKE WE ALL KNEW HE WOULD BE. Great jurors.

— Sydney Corcoran (@Sydney23Lynne) April 8, 2015

Governor Charlie Baker tweeted out his thoughts on the verdict:

[1/2] I applaud the verdict rendered today by the jury in the Marathon bombing case.

— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) April 8, 2015

[2/2] I hope this brings some degree of closure to those individuals & their families whose lives were changed forever on that horrific day.

— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) April 8, 2015

Dic Donohue, a Boston transit officer shot while searching for the Tsarnaev brothers, also took to Twitter:

First, I want to thank everyone for supporting me and my family over the last two years. Although we cannot change the past, including (1/3)

— Dic Donohue (@DicDonohue) April 8, 2015

the loss of a friend and fellow police officer, justice has been served today. We have again shown, as a society, that terrorism will (2/3)

— Dic Donohue (@DicDonohue) April 8, 2015

not prevail, and we will hold those accountable for their acts against our nation. God Bless America. (3/3)

— Dic Donohue (@DicDonohue) April 8, 2015

The parents of Martin Richard, the eight-year-old boy who Tsarnaev so callously placed the bomb directly behind, have not released a statement. Inside the courtroom, though, Denise Richard wept while Bill Richard embraced the prosecutors.

Whatever the jury decides at the penalty phase of the trial, the survivors can now rest easy knowing that justice has been served. They have shown incredible strength and perseverance in the aftermath of this tragedy, and hopefully, they can now start to move on with their lives, put this behind them, and find some closure.