[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 125 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHILDREN KILLED BY GUNFIRE

  (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to continue to read the 
names of children killed by gunfire since the April 20 Columbine 
massacre: Anthony Joseph Stroud, age 12, killed by gunfire in July 
1999, Houston, Texas; Reginald McClaine, age 16, killed by gunfire on 
August 4, 1999, Bronx, New York; Aaron Thomas, age 16, killed by 
gunfire on August 5, 1999, St. Louis, Missouri; Erik Kraemer, age 17, 
killed by gunfire on August 7, 1999, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin; Halley 
Finch, age 5, killed by gunfire on August 7, 1999, Gary, Indiana; 
Jeremy Lee Gearon, age 16, killed by gunfire on August 7, 1999, Gary, 
Indiana; DeJuan Williams, age 17, killed by gunfire on August 9, 1999, 
St. Louis, Missouri; Alexande Durrive, age 14, killed by gunfire on 
August 10, 1999, Miami, Dade County, Florida.

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