[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 515 Introduced in House (IH)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 515

  Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the recent sniper 
                  attacks in the Washington, DC, area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2002

  Mrs. Morella (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
 Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cantor, 
 and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia) submitted the following concurrent 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the recent sniper 
                  attacks in the Washington, DC, area.

Whereas from October 2, 2002, to October 24, 2002, the Greater Washington 
        Metropolitan area was terrorized by unprecedented sniper attacks;
Whereas 13 innocent individuals were shot and the following 10 tragically died: 
        James Martin, James L. ``Sonny'' Buchanan, Premkumar Walekar, Sarah 
        Ramos, Laurie Ann Lewis-Rivera, Pascal Charlot, Dean Meyers, Kenneth 
        Bridges, Linda Franklin, and Conrad Johnson;
Whereas extraordinary cooperation and remarkable teamwork among the 13 local, 
        State, and Federal law enforcement agencies investigating the shootings 
        lead to placing 2 suspects in custody;
Whereas more than 1,500 people were involved from such Federal agencies as the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and 
        Firearms, the Secret Service, the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service, the United States Park Police, the United States Capitol 
        Police, the United States Marshal Service, the Department of Defense, 
        and others were involved in analyzing evidence, pursuing leads, and 
        developing psychological profiles, among other investigative techniques;
Whereas Montgomery County, Maryland, the site of the first fatal shootings, and 
        Montgomery County Police Chief Charles A. Moose coordinated and assisted 
        several thousand local and State police officers in a case that spread 
        across 7 counties, 2 States, and the District of Columbia;
Whereas sniper task force members Charles Moose, Gary Bald of the Federal Bureau 
        of Investigation, and Michael Bouchard of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
        Tobacco, and Firearms were the individuals responsible for leading the 
        investigation;
Whereas Spotsylvania County Sheriff Ronald T. Knight, Prince George's County 
        Chief of Police Col. Gerald Wilson, Prince William County Chief of 
        Police Col. Charlie T. Deane, Fairfax County Chief of Police Col. J. 
        Thomas Manger, Hanover County Sheriff Col. V. Stuart Cook, and 
        Washington, DC, Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey all played 
        instrumental roles in the investigation;
Whereas the Bush Administration committed $600,000 to schools in the Washington 
        area to strengthen security, provide counseling, and begin other 
        programs in response to the shootings;
Whereas local officials addressed security concerns and provided counseling; and
Whereas the public and the media played an essential role in conveying 
        information, reporting valuable information to tip lines, and ultimately 
        alerting law enforcement to the suspected snipers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) commends the role of Montgomery County, Maryland, 
        officials, Police Chief Charles Moose, the sniper task force 
        members Gary Bald of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 
        Michael Bouchard of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and 
        Firearms for leading the investigation and Sheriff Ronald T. 
        Knight, Chief of Police Col. Gerald Wilson, Chief of Police 
        Col. Charlie T. Deane, Col. J. Thomas Manger, Col. V. Stuart 
        Cook, Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police 
        Frederic Pleasants, Jr., Mike Earp, United States Marshal 
        Service, and Joe Funk, United States Secret Service, for their 
        essential roles in assisting the investigation;
            (2) recognizes the unprecedented coordination among local, 
        State, and Federal government in working collectively to 
        capture 2 alleged snipers;
            (3) lauds local officials, especially school principals and 
        teachers for their role in providing counseling and remaining 
        calm in the face of enormous uncertainty and fear; and
            (4) expresses its condolences to the families and friends 
        of the 10 victims who died in these shootings and its prayers 
        for the full recovery of the 3 victims wounded in the attacks.
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