People often remember former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis as the face of the active response to the tragic Boston Marathon bombings. But newly anointed Commissioner Bill Evans jumped into the fray as well and has released a statement Thursday evening responding to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to seek the death penalty for alleged suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Said Commissioner Evans, who has run an unfathomable 18 Boston Marathons out of more than 4o 26.2-mile races worldwide,

Given the vicious nature of the crime, the lives lost and the hundreds injured on that fateful day, today’s decision to seek the death penalty seems appropriate. But on this day, I find myself thinking less about punishment and more about the people impacted.  As such, my thoughts and prayers are with the families of Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu and Officer Sean Collier as they continue to mourn and make sense of a day none of us will ever forget.

It’s a strong statement by Evans. It’s clear that should Tsarnaev be convicted, Commissioner Evans has faith that the justice system will levy an appropriate verdict, but what’s most important are those who were directly affected by the dual pressure cooker bombs that combusted on Boylston Street last April.

Though Davis has yet to release a formal statement, it appears that he too is in favor of Attorney General Holder’s decision to make capital punishment a possible sentence.

Politicos across Boston and Massachusetts at-large have also weighed in with similar sentiments, most notably Boston Mayor Marty Walsh who, like Commissioner Evans, didn’t hold the influential office that he does now but was deeply moved by the tragedy. Speaking from City Hall today, Mayor Walsh made it known that while he doesn’t personally support the death penalty, and actually voted against it as a state Representative, he does respect the Attorney General’s decision.

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