[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MOURNING MARSHAUN FUTRELL, JR.

  (Mr. BELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BELL. Mr. Speaker, another child in the St. Louis region is gone 
too early.
  Marshaun Futrell, Jr., was 11 years old. He was a football star, a 
big brother, and a son. Monday night this 11-year-old was yet another 
victim of senseless gun violence.
  Across the St. Louis region, 20 children have been shot since the 
beginning of 2025. This is not just a crisis, it is a collapse of our 
responsibility to protect our children.
  Gun violence is ripping through our neighborhoods, and if we truly 
believe in public safety, then we must start treating it like what it 
is: a public health emergency.
  That means commonsense gun reform, investments in trauma-informed 
care, and asking ourselves: How many more funerals before we decide 
enough is enough?
  To the families who have suffered the unspeakable tragedy of losing a 
loved one, I hear you, I see you, and I will not stop fighting for the 
change we are long overdue for.

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