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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Adam Johnson of the Austin Police |
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Department demonstrated great courage and composure on November 28, |
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2014, when he stopped a shooting rampage taking place in the streets |
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of Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, At 2:22 a.m. on that Friday morning, an armed man |
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began an assault against three government buildings in downtown |
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Austin; carrying two long rifles, he initially fired at the guard |
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shack of the U.S. Federal Court Building, and he then tried to blow |
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up the Mexican Consulate with an improvised bomb, which caused a |
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fire but failed to destroy the building; next, the suspect attacked |
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the headquarters building of the Austin Police Department, firing |
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at windows and causing the officers and civilian employees inside |
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to take cover; and |
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WHEREAS, At the moment the suspect began attacking APD |
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headquarters, Sergeant Johnson, a member of the department's |
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mounted patrol, was putting two horses into a trailer in the parking |
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garage across the street; holding the reins of the horses with one |
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hand, he drew his sidearm with the other; while under fire from the |
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suspect, the sergeant fired a single shot that hit the man from a |
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distance of 104 yards, ending the violence; apart from the suspect, |
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there were no other casualties; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the incident, the suspect fired |
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hundreds of rounds of ammunition, putting at risk not only the |
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officers and staff of the Austin police headquarters, but also |
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countless civilians in downtown Austin at that time, and Sergeant |
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Johnson's quick, decisive, and heroic action helped to avert what |
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could have been a terrible tragedy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Sergeant Adam Johnson for his bravery |
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and dispatch in safeguarding citizens of Austin on November 28, |
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2014, and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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with his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Rodriguez of Travis |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3378 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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