[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING DEPUTY SHERIFF JOSH OWEN

  (Mrs. FISCHBACH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, while responding to a 
domestic violence call, Deputy Sheriff Josh Owen of Pope County was 
tragically shot and killed. It was his 44th birthday.
  Deputy Owen spent nearly 12 years with the sheriff's office and 
recently received a Distinguished Service Award. He was also a military 
veteran, serving with the Minnesota National Guard and deploying to 
Iraq for 22 months. He leaves behind a wife and son.
  This is a devastating, heartbreaking reminder that our men and women 
in law enforcement put their communities above all else every single 
day. We are praying for Josh's family and for the Pope County community 
as they mourn the loss of a local hero.
  I ask now that we have a moment of silence in honor of Pope County 
Deputy Sheriff Josh Owen.

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