Condemning the Attack That Occurred in Greenwood, Indiana, on July 2022

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Mr. BRAUN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the memory of the victims of a senseless act of violence in Greenwood, IN, a southern suburb of Indianapolis.

The lives taken that day were enjoying what should have been a fun July day with family and friends. In a moment's notice, lives were changed forever when a deranged killer tragically took the lives of three people. This is happening far too often, and so often it seems to have something to do with mental illness. This is just another example of how it plays out in the real world.

They will never be forgotten.

This resolution also expresses hope for the full recovery of those injured in the attack as well.

I want to mention the victims by name. I think that is important: Pedro Pineda, Rosa Mirian, Rivera de Pineda, and Victor Gomez. You have to remember the people, their names, because this happens far too often.

Within a mere 15 seconds of the shooter opening fire, a citizen by the name of Elisjsha Dicken, a 22-year-old from Seymour, IN, down in my part of the State, rose and stopped the rampage. Thank goodness for him. If not for his courageous action, the violence surely would have been much worse. I am proud to acknowledge the man, the young man, for defending himself and others in a valiant act of bravery in the face of unimaginable danger.

Hoosiers are united in mourning for those lost in this senseless attack, and we pray for their families to find peace in the memory of their loved ones.

Res. 740, which is at the desk. I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

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