Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Mass Shooting at the Haverstock Hill Apartments

Style Magazine Newswire | 3/28/2017, 1:31 p.m.
Jackson Lee: “Attacks such as these reinforce why Congress must take immediate steps to prevent gun violence from tormenting our …

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Judiciary and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, issued the following statement condemning the senseless violence and mass shooting at the Haverstock Hill Apartments on Sunday:

“The mass shooting at the Haverstock Hill Apartments on Sunday is a powerful and sober reminder of the epidemic of gun violence plaguing many of our communities. The easy availability of guns and the mass shootings they make possible too often result in horrific carnage that terrorizes citizens and devastates the families and loved ones of the victims. This must end. Enough is enough.

“The tragic shooting on Sunday left two dead and several others injured, including a former contestant on America’s Next Top Model. With the flash of a muzzle, the Haverstock Hill Apartments fell prey to another senseless and barbaric attack.

“I offer my prayers to the families of the deceased and for the speedy recovery of the injured. And I also pray for the well-being of law enforcement now tasked with finding those responsible and bringing them to justice. Attacks such as these reinforce why Congress must take immediate steps to prevent gun violence from tormenting our communities and taking innocent lives.”

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