[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22887]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             THE DAILY 45: A LONELY DEATH IN SAN FRANCISCO

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 26, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, 
everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. 
Far too often, while our culture is caught up in the exciting history 
of our nation's political season right now or the blessed peace that 
some of us enjoy from living life to its fullest, there are dozens of 
people, each and every day, who lose their life abruptly and in silence 
at the hands of a gun-wielding assailant.
   Such was the case, last night, on the streets of San Francisco. 
Twenty-four-year old Donovan Mumphrey, of Pinole, just outside of San 
Francisco, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in the parking 
lot of an apartment complex. Witnesses said Mumphrey was approached by 
someone who demanded cash and fled after the shooting.
   I extend my condolences to Mr. Mumphrey's family and continue to 
pray for an end to this senseless violence. Americans of conscious must 
come together to stop the senseless death of ``The Daily 45.'' When 
will we say `enough is enough, stop the killing.'

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