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“THE DAILY 45: YOUNG PERCY ROUNDS SHOT TO DEATH IN WEST PULLMAN” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1541 on July 23, 2008.
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THE DAILY 45: YOUNG PERCY ROUNDS SHOT TO DEATH IN WEST PULLMAN
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HON. BOBBY L. RUSH
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. Chicago is but one of several American cities that are struggling through an escalating wave of gun-related violence this summer.
On Monday, in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago's Far Southside, 15-year-old Percy Rounds, a promising young man, lost his life to an unknown assailant. Like a bad scene from an all-too-familiar movie, Rounds was shot to death by a gunman who sprang out of a gangway. Sadly, for several days prior to Rounds' murder, local residents said they'd heard a steady stream of gunfire throughout their neighborhood. Think about that. A steady stream of gunfire in a residential community.
I extend my heartfelt condolences to Percy Rounds' family and friends. His grieving aunt described her nephew this way, ``He was a good kid. He gave himself to the Lord. He's been going to church faithfully every Sunday. He wasn't in a gang.'' His aunt, a nurse, had the presence of mind to share these sentiments after trying valiantly to stop the bleeding from a fatal wound to her nephew's head.
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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