,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #afb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjai,mr4 ,fo/] 7= himself & ,ms4       
,und]wood7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,express+ ! condol5ces ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & honor+ ! memory ( !   
victims ( ! mass %oot+ 9 ,aurora1       
,ill9ois1 on ,febru>y #ae1 #bjai4       
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ae1 #bjai1 a gunman
 op5$ fire at 8 c[ork]s 9 ! ,h5ry ,pratt
 ,company w>eh\se 9 ,aurora1 ,ill9ois2  
,:]eas #e innoc5t p 7 tragically kill$ 9
 ?is mass %oot+1 & o!rs1 includ+ (fic]s 
( ! ,aurora ,police ,dep>tm5t1 7 w\nd$2 
,:]eas ! innoc5t employees :o lo/ _!    
lives t day 7-- 7#a7 ,russell ,bey]1 age
 #dg1 ( ,yorkville1 ,ill9ois1 a #be-ye> 
company employee1 pr\d union man & %op  
*airman1 a lov+ fa!r ( #b *ildr5 & a    
belov$ son & bro!r1 & a fun1 lov+ g5tle 
giant ( a guy1 :o w\ld truly give y !   
%irt (f 8 back2  7#b7 ,vic5te ,ju>ez1   

age #ed1 ( ,oswego1 ,ill9ois1 a #ae-ye> 
company employee & union man1 a lov+    
husb& & fa!r ( #c *ildr5 & gr&fa!r ( #h1
 :o _h a passion = work+ on 8 #aifi     
,*evy ,impala2  7#c7 ,clayton ,clay     
,p>ks1 age #cb1 ( ,elg91 ,ill9ois1 a    
#bjad graduate ( ! ,college ( ,bus9ess  
at ,nor!rn ,ill9ois ,univ]sity1 a lov+  
husb& & fa!r to 8 #i-mon?-old son1 a    
lead] & m5tor1 & an avid ,*icago sports 
fan ) a contagi\s smile & laugh1 ^:     
greate/ joy 0 8 family2  7#d7 ,jo%      
,p9k>d1 age #cg1 ( ,oswego1 ,ill9ois1 a 
plant manag] = ! company s9ce #bjah1 & a
 lov+ husb& & fa!r ( #c *ildr51 ^:      
he>tbreak+ f9al message to 8 wife 01 ,i 
love y1 ,i've be5 %ot at "w2 &  7#e7    
,trevor ,wehn]1 age #ba1 ( ,%]idan1     
,ill9ois1 a s5ior at ,nor!rn ,ill9ois   
,univ]sity :o 0 kill$ on ! fir/ day ( an
 int]n%ip1 a lov+ son1 bro!r1 &         
boyfri5d1 & a high s*ool & college      
baseball play] active 9 8 community :o  
nev] met a /rang] & made fri5ds )       
ev]yone "y & old2  ,:]eas (fic]s f !    

,aurora ,police ,dep>tm5t swiftly arriv$
 at ! %oot+ sc5e )9 #d m9utes ( ! fir/  
#iaa call2 ,:]eas ! (fic]s :o arriv$ 7  
fir$ ^u by ! gunman almo/ imm$iately1 #e
 (fic]s 7 w\nd$1 & m (fic]s ru%$ 9 to   
take _! place2 ,:]eas ,aurora ,police   
,*ief ,kri/5 ,ziman said t-- 7#a7 ,e "t 
an (fic] 0 %ot1 ano!r w5t 94 ,no "o     
retreat$4 ,!y =g$ ahead ) %ields &      
weapons z true w>riors d & no "o back$  
d[n until ! ?reat 0 elim9at$42 &  7#b7  
,! (fic]s :o 7 %ot t day put _! own     
lives at risk to save o!rs4 ,!y are :at 
x means to be a w>rior4 ,^? :o 7 9 !    
gunfight & ^? :o /ood ready to battle   
are j z wor?y ( ! t]m h]o42 ,:]eas ! #f 
(fic]s w\nd$ or injur$ 7--  7#a7 ,(fic] 
,diego ,avila1 :o has s]v$ s9ce #bjaf2  
7#b7 ,(fic] ,john ,cebulski1 :o has s]v$
 s9ce #aihh2  7#c7 ,(fic] ,m>co ,gomez1 
:o has s]v$ s9ce #bjje2  7#d7 ,(fic]    
,adam ,mill]1 :o has s]v$ s9ce #bjae2   
7#e7 ,(fic] ,reynaldo ,riv]a1 :o has    
s]v$ s9ce #aiie2 &  7#f7 ,(fic] ,james  
,zeg>1 :o has s]v$ s9ce #aiic2  ,:]eas !

 ,aurora ,fire ,dep>tm5t & a broad array
 ( municipal1 c\nty1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al law
 en=cem5t & m$ical support ag5cies also 
respond$ to ! em]g5cy promptly & assi/$ 
capably 9 ! initial crisis & ! subsequ5t
 inve/igation2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,ill9ois & !
 ,unit$ ,/ates are ?ankful to law       
en=cem5t (fic]s1 firefight]s1 #iaa      
em]g5cy dispat*]s1 & em]g5cy m$ical     
teams = _! h]oic response to ! %oot+2   
,:]eas ! ,aurora %oot+ t took ! lives ( 
#b memb]s ( ! ,nor!rn ,ill9ois          
,univ]sity community took place "o day  
aft] ! ,febru>y #ad? anniv]s>y ( ! #bjjh
 mass %oot+ at ,nor!rn ,ill9ois         
,univ]sity t kill$ #e /ud5ts & w\nd$ #ag
 o!rs2 ,:]eas communities across        
,ill9ois1 includ+ ! city ( ,*icago1 &   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates h suff]$ f !     
epidemic ( gun viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,aurora1 ,ill9ois1 
h n[ jo9$ ! ev]-gr[+ li/ ( communities t
 h suff]$ f a mass %oot+2 & ,:]eas !    
,aurora community has come toge!r 9     
support ( ! families & lov$ ones ( !    

victims & ^? injur$ by ?is mass %oot+ &1
 w1 9 ! words ( ,aurora ,mayor ,ri*>d   
,irv91 em]ge z a /rong] city3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses its    
s9c]e condol5ces to ! families1 fri5ds1 
& lov$ ones ( ^? :o 7 kill$ 9 ! tragic  
%oot+ on ,febru>y #ae1 #bjai1 9 ,aurora1
 ,ill9ois3 ,russell ,bey]1 ,vic5te      
,ju>ez1 ,clayton ,p>ks1 ,jo% ,p9k>d1 &  
,trevor ,wehn]2  7#b7 ext5ds its support
 & pray]s to ^? :o 7 w\nd$ or injur$ &  
wi%es !m a spe$y recov]y2  7#c7 comm5ds 
! law en=cem5t (fic]s1 em]g5cy          
respond]s1 & m$ical p]sonnel :o respond$
 to ! %oot+ ) pr(essionalism1 d$ication1
 & brav]y2  7#d7 expresses its support =
 ! ,aurora community 9 ?is difficult "t2
 &  7#e7 /&s 9 solid>ity ) ! victims (  
s5seless gun viol5ce 9 communities      
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4