Despite the bittersweet feelings, reporter Selene San Felice said she felt elated to learn of the special citation.”[I want people] to know that we do this not for us, but for the community,” San Felice said. “We picked up nationwide notoriety after the shooting, but we're reporting for Anne Arundel County, for Annapolis. That's been our goal since day one and nobody's going to stop that.”