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107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 515

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the recent sniper attacks 

in the Washington, DC, area. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 12, 2002

Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. WOLF, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

CANTOR, and Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia) submitted the following 

concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the recent 

sniper attacks in the Washington, DC, area.

Whereas from October 2, 2002, to October 24, 2002, the 

Greater Washington Metropolitan area was terrorized by 

unprecedented sniper attacks; 

Whereas 13 innocent individuals were shot and the following 

10 tragically died: James Martin, James L. ‘‘Sonny’’ Buchanan, Premkumar Walekar, Sarah Ramos, Laurie Ann 

Lewis-Rivera, Pascal Charlot, Dean Meyers, Kenneth 

Bridges, Linda Franklin, and Conrad Johnson; 

Whereas extraordinary cooperation and remarkable teamwork 

among the 13 local, State, and Federal law enforcement 
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agencies investigating the shootings lead to placing 2 suspects in custody; 

Whereas more than 1,500 people were involved from such 

Federal agencies as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Secret Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 

the United States Park Police, the United States Capitol 

Police, the United States Marshal Service, the Department of Defense, and others were involved in analyzing 

evidence, pursuing leads, and developing psychological 

profiles, among other investigative techniques; 

Whereas Montgomery County, Maryland, the site of the first 

fatal shootings, and Montgomery County Police Chief 

Charles A. Moose coordinated and assisted several thousand local and State police officers in a case that spread 

across 7 counties, 2 States, and the District of Columbia; 

Whereas sniper task force members Charles Moose, Gary 

Bald of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Michael 

Bouchard of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms were the individuals responsible for leading the investigation; 

Whereas Spotsylvania County Sheriff Ronald T. Knight, 

Prince George’s County Chief of Police Col. Gerald Wilson, Prince William County Chief of Police Col. Charlie 

T. Deane, Fairfax County Chief of Police Col. J. Thomas 

Manger, Hanover County Sheriff Col. V. Stuart Cook, 

and Washington, DC, Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey 

all played instrumental roles in the investigation; 

Whereas the Bush Administration committed $600,000 to 

schools in the Washington area to strengthen security, 
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provide counseling, and begin other programs in response 

to the shootings; 

Whereas local officials addressed security concerns and provided counseling; and 

Whereas the public and the media played an essential role in 

conveying information, reporting valuable information to 

tip lines, and ultimately alerting law enforcement to the 

suspected snipers: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) commends the role of Montgomery County, 

4 Maryland, officials, Police Chief Charles Moose, the 

5 sniper task force members Gary Bald of the Federal 

6 Bureau of Investigation, and Michael Bouchard of 

7 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for 

8 leading the investigation and Sheriff Ronald T. 

9 Knight, Chief of Police Col. Gerald Wilson, Chief of 

10 Police Col. Charlie T. Deane, Col. J. Thomas Man11 ger, Col. V. Stuart Cook, Chief of Police Charles H. 

12 Ramsey, Chief of Police Frederic Pleasants, Jr., 

13 Mike Earp, United States Marshal Service, and Joe 

14 Funk, United States Secret Service, for their essen15 tial roles in assisting the investigation; 

16 (2) recognizes the unprecedented coordination 

17 among local, State, and Federal government in 

18 working collectively to capture 2 alleged snipers; 
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1 (3) lauds local officials, especially school prin2 cipals and teachers for their role in providing coun3 seling and remaining calm in the face of enormous 

4 uncertainty and fear; and 

5 (4) expresses its condolences to the families and 

6 friends of the 10 victims who died in these shootings 

7 and its prayers for the full recovery of the 3 victims 

8 wounded in the attacks.

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