[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3901-S3902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONDEMNING THE ATTACK THAT OCCURRED IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA, ON JULY 17, 
                                  2022

  Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, today, we are also on the floor to talk 
about a different tragedy in the State of Indiana. On July 17, there 
was a terrible shooting that occurred at the Greenwood Park Mall, just 
miles from my home, which resulted in the death of three innocent 
victims.
  Now, it could have easily been one of my neighbors or our friend, or, 
I remind myself, it could have been a member of my family who passed 
away there in the food court on that very day.
  As this resolution that we are introducing today states, the U.S. 
Senate condemns this shooting and any violent action that seeks to 
bring harm to other individuals. We grieve the loss of fellow Hoosiers 
Victor Gomez and Pedro and Rosa Pineda, and we pray for their families. 
But we are also grateful for the heroes on the scene that day, for the 
first responders, our healthcare workers, as well as a young man named 
Eli Dicken.
  Eli was in the food court that evening. He was legally carrying his 
own firearm, and when the shooting began, he used his weapon to bring 
down the shooter. Were it not for his poise during those brief moments, 
his brave and selfless actions, this shooting would have been far 
worse. So I ask all my fellow Americans to remember the victims and the 
heroes of this tragedy, and I urge passage of this resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana.

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