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“THE DAILY 45: MENTALLY ILL ASSAILANT KILLS SIX” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1742 on Sept. 9, 2008.
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THE DAILY 45: MENTALLY ILL ASSAILANT KILLS SIX
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HON. BOBBY L. RUSH
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States, a significant number of those deaths stem from a lethal weapon wielded by a mentally ill assailant. Such was the case, last week, in a small town in Washington state where reports say that a 28-year-old young man killed Skagit County Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson, and five other men and women who were also in the line of fire.
How did this happen? The assailant's grieving mother, Dennise Zamora, said her son had refused treatment for mental illness for years and, for much of that time, he had been living, literally, in isolation in the woods of the town of Alger where the rampage took place. Mrs. Zamora called police that day in a desperate cry for help as she'd noticed her son invading her neighbors' homes. The responding officer, Sheriff Jackson, was someone who had even tried to help Zamora's son obtain treatment.
My condolences are extended to these victims, this community and the Zamora family in the wake of these senseless deaths.
Americans of conscience 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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