[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          ANNIVERSARY OF MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I would like to take a moment to mark 
the first anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marshall County High 
School, which took place 1 year ago today in Benton, KY.
  Bailey Holt and Preston Cope, both 15, began that morning just like 
any other. Their parents and friends described Bailey and Preston as 
bright kids with promising futures ahead, but this peaceful community 
was shattered when a fellow student opened fire, taking Bailey and 
Preston's lives, and leaving nearly 20 additional students wounded.
  Their families were left to grieve, and for the past year, the 
community has done its best to provide comfort and put the pieces back 
together.
  This evening, the Marshall County community will join together once 
again to remember the victims and to continue the healing. As they do, 
my prayers and those of all their fellow Kentuckians will be with them.

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