Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Offers Prayers And Support For Houston Police Following The Shooting Of Two Officers

Style Magazine Newswire | 3/1/2017, 9:10 a.m.
Jackson Lee: “I am deeply saddened by news of this tragic shooting and pray for the officers and their families …
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary and Homeland Security and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations released the following statement about the shootings of two Houston police officers:

“There is no higher calling than that of the men and women who swear to protect and serve. Every day, they charge into danger with little regard to their own safety, concerned first and foremost about the well- being of someone in need.

“This is what the two officers savagely gunned down today were doing. They were attacked while responding to reports of a burglary in progress. I am deeply saddened by news of this tragic shooting and pray for the officers and their families along with all the men and women who wear the badge at this trying time. They deserve our unwavering support.”

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is a Democrat from Texas’s 18th Congressional District. She is a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary and Homeland Security and is a Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations.

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