On June 9, 2014 Rep. Titus asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minuter regarding the tragic shooting of two officers in Las Vegas, Nevada:
“Mr. Speaker, the Nevada delegation comes before you with a heavy heart this evening in the wake of yesterday’s tragic events in Las Vegas.
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, two individuals who had recently moved to southern Nevada and participated in the Cliven Bundy resistance walked into a neighborhood pizza parlor. Carrying swastikas and the Gadsden flag and spouting antigovernment rhetoric, they shot and killed two police officers having lunch. They then killed an innocent bystander shopping at a nearby department store.
The officers, Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo, were both veterans of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, with a combined 21 years on the force. Officer Beck leaves behind a wife and three children, and Officer Soldo leaves behind a wife and a baby.
Joseph Robert Wilcox, 31, also of Las Vegas, was shopping when the two killers entered the department store and lost his life attempting to intervene.
Tonight, we ask you to join us in honoring the lives of these three victims of senseless violence, in mourning their family’s devastating loss, in praying for all who have suffered as a result of these horrible events, and in commending Metro for its effective action and steadfast commitment to protecting our community even under the worst of circumstances.
I ask that the Members join us in a moment of silence.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Byrne). Members will rise for a moment of silence.”
Source: Congressional Record June 10, 2014
See related article: Las Vegas Cop Killers: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/vegas-cop-killers/two-cops-three-others-killed-las-vegas-shooting-spree-n125766
See video: Police killing Las Vegas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6e8CSt6_qE