A single gunman kill 6 people and wounding 4 others at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek,Wisconsin,USA on Aug 5, 2012.
The gunman, Wade Michael Page,DOB Nov 11,1971(a White Supremacist - is the belief, and promotion of the belief, that White People are Superior to People of Other Racial Backgrounds) shot several people at the temple, including a responding police officer. After being shot in the stomach by another officer,Wade Michael Page fatally shot himself in the head.
The 6 victims killed included are -
1)Satwant Singh Kaleka(65)the founder of the temple
2) Prakash Singh(39) an assistant priest
3) Sita Singh(41)
4)Ranjit Singh(49)
5)Suveg Singh(84)and
6)Paramjit Kaur( 41)
US investigators have yet to establish a motive for the killings, but they are looking into Page's links with white supremacist hate groups.
U.S.-based Sikh community groups pledged assistance to the victims and their families, and urged Sikh-Americans to organize interfaith vigils
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself a Sikh, said that the attack being at a Sikh temple added to the pain, and stated that India stood in support of all peace-loving Americans who condemned the shooting.
Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, the highest-ranking priest within the Sikh faith, called the shooting a “security lapse” by the U.S. government, and recommended that Sikhs in the United States adopt all possible security measures at their temples
Michelle Obama Visits Sikh Temple Victims' Family
US First Lady Michelle Obama met on Thursday Aug 23,2012 with relatives of the victims of the shooting at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin.
"It's my honor to be here with you," Obama said during the visit to the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek. "I'm sorry it's under these circumstances, but I am anxious to meet with the families and lend whatever support I can."
The Sikh community said in a statement following the visit that Obama had "brought comfort and assurance during a period that has been marked with tremendous sorrow and grief."
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