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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 720 

Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the 

victims of the shooting at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, 

Illinois, on November 19, 2018. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2018 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the 

memory of the victims of the shooting at Mercy Hospital 

and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, on November 

19, 2018. 

Whereas on November 19, 2018, a gunman opened fire in the 

parking lot and lobby of Mercy Hospital and Medical 

Center in Chicago, Illinois; 

Whereas the gunman took the lives of 3 individuals who had 

dedicated themselves to serving others as members of the 

law enforcement and medical communities; 

Whereas Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez, age 28, of 

the Second Police District, responded to the emergency 

call with bravery and made the ultimate sacrifice in an 

effort to protect the lives of others; 


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Whereas Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said 

that— 

(1) Officer Jimenez and the other officers who responded to the shooting ‘‘did what heroic officers always 

do—they ran toward the gunfire’’; and 

(2) the actions of Officer Jimenez and the other officers who responded to the shooting ‘‘saved a lot of lives’’; 

Whereas Officer Jimenez was— 

(1) a dedicated law enforcement officer; 

(2) a loving husband; and 

(3) a loving father of 3 young children; 

Whereas Officer Jimenez was the second police officer of the 

Chicago Police Department to be fatally shot in the line 

of duty in 2018, after Commander Paul R. Bauer, the 

commander of the 18th Police District, was fatally shot 

while attempting to apprehend an armed suspect on February 13; 

Whereas Dr. Tamara O’Neal, age 38, a physician at Mercy 

Hospital and Medical Center, was fatally shot by the 

gunman in the hospital parking lot; 

Whereas Dr. O’Neal, a graduate of the University of Illinois 

College of Medicine, had worked in the emergency department at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center treating others and was devoted to her church and to charitable 

causes; 

Whereas Dr. O’Neal was described by the director of the 

emergency department at Mercy Hospital and Medical 

Center as a ‘‘wonderful individual’’ who was ‘‘dedicated 

to caring for her community’’; 


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Whereas Dayna Less, age 24, a pharmacist at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, was fatally shot by the gunman; 

Whereas Ms. Less, a graduate of Purdue University, had 

overcome health challenges as a youth and had decided 

to become a pharmacist to help serve the health needs of 

others; 

Whereas Ms. Less, who was engaged to be married to her 

childhood sweetheart, was described by her father as ‘‘the 

strongest person I know’’; 

Whereas the city of Chicago suffers from our nation’s epidemic of gun violence, with nearly 2,700 people killed or 

injured by gunfire in Chicago in 2018; 

Whereas the medical community in the United States works 

tirelessly every day to provide professional and dedicated 

care to individuals affected by gun violence across the nation; 

Whereas the law enforcement community in the United 

States works tirelessly every day to respond to incidents 

of gun violence and protect others from harm at the risk 

of their own safety; and 

Whereas the nation owes a debt of gratitude to members of 

the law enforcement and medical communities in Chicago 

and across the United States for the service they provide 

in helping others, including in the response to the shooting at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on November 

19, 2018: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

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1 menez, Dr. Tamara O’Neal, and Dayna Less, the 

2 victims of the tragic shooting on November 19, 

3 2018, at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chi4 cago, Illinois; 

5 (2) honors the lives and memory of the victims, 

6 with gratitude for the service the victims provided as 

7 members of the law enforcement and medical com8 munities; 

9 (3) extends support to the individuals subjected 

10 to the trauma of the shooting; 

11 (4) thanks the law enforcement officers, medical 

12 personnel, emergency responders, and Mercy Hos13 pital and Medical Center workers who responded to 

14 the shooting with professionalism, dedication, and 

15 bravery; and 

16 (5) stands in solidarity with the victims of 

17 senseless gun violence in Chicago and in commu18 nities across the United States. 

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