[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page 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. BRAUN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the memory of the
victims of a senseless act of violence in Greenwood, IN, a southern
suburb of Indianapolis.
The lives taken that day were enjoying what should have been a fun
July day with family and friends. In a moment's notice, lives were
changed forever when a deranged killer tragically took the lives of
three people. This is happening far too often, and so often it seems to
have something to do with mental illness. This is just another example
of how it plays out in the real world.
They will never be forgotten.
This resolution also expresses hope for the full recovery of those
injured in the attack as well.
I want to mention the victims by name. I think that is important:
Pedro Pineda, Rosa Mirian, Rivera de Pineda, and Victor Gomez. You have
to remember the people, their names, because this happens far too
often.
Within a mere 15 seconds of the shooter opening fire, a citizen by
the name of Elisjsha Dicken, a 22-year-old from Seymour, IN, down in my
part of the State, rose and stopped the rampage. Thank goodness for
him. If not for his courageous action, the violence surely would have
been much worse. I am proud to acknowledge the man, the young man, for
defending himself and others in a valiant act of bravery in the face of
unimaginable danger.
Hoosiers are united in mourning for those lost in this senseless
attack, and we pray for their families to find peace in the memory of
their loved ones.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the
immediate consideration of S. Res. 740, which is at the desk. I further
ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and
that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the
table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 740) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
(The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.
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