[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING TYLER GERTH

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, first, my hometown of Louisville, KY, 
is mourning a young man who was shot and killed on Saturday at a 
protest in Jefferson Square Park.
  Tyler Gerth was just 27 years old. He was a graduate of Trinity High 
School and the University of Kentucky. He was an up-and-coming 
photojournalist with a lot of talent.
  He had been attending demonstrations, both to speak up for Breonna 
Taylor as well as to document history. Instead, he lost his life.
  The investigation is still proceeding, but it appears the suspect in 
custody had been a frequent participant in these protests. He had 
already been arrested once. It seems he had gotten into some dispute 
and fired indiscriminately--the definition of ``senseless violence.''
  My sympathies and the sympathies of all Kentuckians go out to the 
Gerth family.
  We are 30 days into these protests. Kentuckians and all Americans 
deserve safe streets, safe communities, and peace

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