Sarah Elfreth

U.S. Rep. Sarah Elfreth, a Democrat representing the Annapolis area, honored the victims of the 2018 shooting in the Capital Gazette newsroom on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.

On June 28, 2018, a gunman entered the Capital Gazette newsroom, killing five staff members: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. Fischman was an editorial writer, Hiaasen was a features writer and editor, McNamara was an editor and sports reporter, Smith was an advertising assistant, and Winters was a features writer.

Elfreth spoke with a sign showing the victims’ names and headshots. The congresswoman used the time to call for solutions to gun violence.

“What progress have we made?” Elfreth said, less than a week before the eight-year anniversary of the shooting.