[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REMEMBERING OFFICER JACOB CHESTNUT AND DETECTIVE JOHN GIBSON

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, 20 years ago today, in the late 
afternoon, shots rang out in this building. A mentally ill individual, 
armed with a gun, was coming through security when he shot Capitol 
Police Officer Jacob Chestnut. He then approached the Capitol office of 
Tom DeLay and engaged Detective John Gibson, and they exchanged 
gunfire. Detective Gibson and Officer Chestnut lost their lives in the 
line of duty while protecting this building's occupants and visitors.
  There is no way of knowing how many lives they saved in their 
sacrifice, but their families know that their sacrifice has not been 
forgotten by all of us here. Their memory is a blessing to their 
families and to all of us here who remember that awful day.
  I join the distinguished Republican leader today in recognizing the 
anniversary of their passing as a solemn reminder of the everyday 
heroism practiced by the Capitol Police and their brothers and sisters 
in blue all across the country.

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