REMEMBERING BRETT SCROGHAM

On 2026-06-01, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) delivered a floor speech titled "REMEMBERING BRETT SCROGHAM" in the Senate.

REMEMBERING BRETT SCROGHAM

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 92 (Monday, June 1, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 92 (Monday, June 1, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2466] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] REMEMBERING BRETT SCROGHAM Mr. BANKS. Madam President, 23-year-old Brett Scrogham of Greenwood, IN, had a bright future ahead of him. After graduating recently as a top 100 student from the IU Kelley School of Business, Brett had plans to invest in housing properties and help his community grow and prosper. As a young child, Brett helped a neighbor rescue her dogs from a terrible house fire. Friends of his referred to him as ``a God-fearing Christian man'' who was always willing to help people. Though I never had the chance to meet him, it is clear to me that Brett was really an incredible person. And now I will never get the chance to meet this bright young man because, tragically, Brett was murdered in cold blood this weekend on his way to an Indianapolis Indians game with his family. The killing took place in a parking garage right next to the biggest church in downtown Indianapolis. College students and young families park there every week. I am heartbroken by this senseless act of violence. Brett's family is in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will arrest the murderer soon--who is still at large. ____________________