[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





      MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF DEPUTY BRADLEY RECKLING

  (Mr. JAMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JAMES. Mr. Speaker, southeast Michigan has been devastated by a 
recent string of egregious violence. On June 15, nine people were 
senselessly shot at the Rochester Hills Splash Pad in Brooklands Plaza. 
We continue to pray for the victims and their families and stand by 
ready to bring some small solace and resolution to those affected.
  Within 2 minutes of shots being fired, police officers arrived on the 
scene. They saved countless numbers of lives on June 15 by running 
toward the danger, not away from it. The selfless sacrifice of our law 
enforcement officers stands as our greatest barrier between chaos and 
order, good and evil.
  In the same way, just a week later, on June 22, Deputy Bradley 
Reckling, a sheriff's deputy in Oakland County, responded to a call and 
willingly went into harm's way. Upon responding to the scene, Bradley 
Reckling was ambushed, shot and killed in the line of duty, going 
toward danger, not away from it.
  His remarkable soul is now in Heaven, at peace, but his life was lost 
to his family and his friends. Bradley was more than a law enforcement 
officer. He was a husband, a father, a son, a brother, and a friend. He 
leaves behind a loving family, his three beautiful little girls, and 
his wife, Jacqueline, who is now a pregnant, young widow.
  Everyone in Michigan is both disheartened and horrified by this news 
of shameful crime. True evil has taken Bradley away from us, this light 
away from us, far too soon, and we are all committed to doing what it 
takes to end this senseless violence.
  Mr. Speaker, our thoughts and our prayers for Bradley's family are 
with them. I ask the Members in the Chamber to join us, the southeast 
Michigan delegation, to please rise and join us in a moment of silence.
  Bradley, God rest your soul.

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