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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Brad Williams of the Illinois State Police |
3 | | District 20 post at Pittsfield was recently a
finalist for the |
4 | | International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Trooper of |
5 | | the Year Award; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, On April 24, 2013, 5 members of a family, |
7 | | including 2 children, were murdered in a
horrific attack in |
8 | | Manchester while another child was seriously wounded; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, That morning, Trooper Williams was on patrol in |
10 | | the area and spotted a vehicle matching the
description of the |
11 | | gunman's car; he immediately began a pursuit of the dangerous |
12 | | fugitive, calling in other
officers to assist; the pursuit |
13 | | ended when Chief George Lindsey of the Winchester Police |
14 | | Department struck
the fleeing vehicle with his car, only to |
15 | | have the driver emerge with a shotgun; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Williams tipped his motorcycle over, |
17 | | leapt off, and drew his weapon just as the
gunman fired a shot |
18 | | at Chief Lindsey; he and other arriving officers ended the |
19 | | manhunt and pursuit before additional
lives were endangered; |
20 | | and |
21 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Williams's decisive action in identifying |