[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E257]
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HONORING METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE OFFICERS MICHAEL COLLAZO AND REX 
  ENGLEBERT, IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY AND VALOR IN 
  CONFRONTING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AT THE COVENANT SCHOOL IN NASHVILLE, 
                               TENNESSEE

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                           HON. ANDREW OGLES

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 2024

  Mr. OGLES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commemorate the 
outstanding bravery and valor of Metropolitan Nashville Police Officers 
Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert. Nearly one year ago today, two men 
answered the call to serve the most vulnerable members of our Nashville 
community, and without regard to their own physical well-being, they 
confronted a murderer and saved countless lives.
  At 10:13 am, on March 27, 2023, Metropolitan Nashville Police 
confirmed an active shooter situation was taking place at The Covenant 
School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. After the 
first 911 call, officers rushed to the campus, entered the building, 
and reported shots coming from the second level of the school. On the 
second floor, in a common area, a team of officers encountered the 
shooter who had been firing through a window at arriving police cars. 
Two members of an officer team, the men we are honoring today--Michael 
Collazo and Rex Englebert--fired on the shooter and fatally wounded 
her.
  The Covenant School shooting remains etched in the minds of the 
Nashville community as an evil, brutish, and senseless assault against 
the most innocent members of our society. Six lives--three children and 
three adults--were needlessly taken from their families and those who 
loved them. In the face of such depravity, we are fortunate and 
grateful that two men acted in such a manner that they were willing to 
give their own lives to preserve the lives of strangers The heroism of 
Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert serves as a poignant reminder to each 
of us that evil will never triumph over good.
  On behalf of Tennessee's Fifth Congressional District, I express our 
profound gratitude to Officers Collazo and Englebert for their devoted 
service to their community. May we learn from these two men the virtues 
of self-sacrifice and fidelity to our beloved Nation.

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