[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 196 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      MASS SHOOTING AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

  (Mr. CRIST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRIST. Madam Speaker, last week, the Sunshine State was 
devastated by the 393rd mass shooting of 2019.
  On December 6, a gunman opened fire at the Naval Air Station in 
Pensacola, Florida, killing three and wounding eight. One of the 
victims is Pinellas County's very own Mohammed Haitham.
  Nineteen-year-old Mo, as he was known to his family and friends, was 
a track star at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg and a shining 
example of all the best our community has to offer.
  He joined the Navy to serve his country shortly after finishing high 
school, with a dream of graduating from flight school.
  Our Nation was robbed of a sailor, and a St. Pete family was robbed 
of a son.
  My heart goes out to Mo's family and loved ones as they try to make 
sense of the senseless.
  Madam Speaker, we stand with the Haitham family. The entire community 
is behind them.
  I pray for all those affected in Pensacola, and I pray for Congress 
to take action on gun violence.

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