Sikh Temple Shooting

Reports: Sikh Temple Shooter Acted Alone, Had No Drugs In System

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:27:00 +0000

The FBI has concluded its investigation into the shooting spree at a Sikh temple that left six dead.

After interviewing 300 people and following 200 leads, the FBI concluded that Wade Michael Page acted alone when he opened fire at the Oak Creek, Wis. temple in August.

What's more, reports The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, because Page killed himself, we may never know his motive.

Michelle Obama Meets With Victims Of Sikh Temple Shooting

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:59:00 +0000

First lady Michelle Obama met with the victims of the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wis. today.

The AP reports that Obama met with the families of the those killed and those were wounded in the shooting.

The AP adds:

"Temple official Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal says Obama offered her sympathies Thursday for the Aug. 5 tragedy.

In Wisconsin, Thousands To Pay Homage To Sikh Temple Shooting Victims

Mark Memmott — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Several thousand people from across the U.S. and the world are expected in Oak Creek, Wis., today as Sikhs gather to mourn for the six people killed during Sunday's shooting rampage at a temple.

According to Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel, things will begin at 10 a.m.

Sikh Shooting Puts Focus On Hate Groups At Home

Carrie Johnson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:24:00 +0000

The slaying of six people at a Sikh temple by a gunman with ties to white supremacists has raised questions about the scope of domestic terrorism — and what law enforcement is doing to stop it.

Federal law enforcement agencies cracked down hard on homegrown extremists after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people, including 19 children at a day care center.

Two Sikh Men, Two Lifetimes Of Looking Different

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:57:00 +0000

The tragic shooting at a Sikh house of worship in Wisconsin this month has turned the spotlight on the Sikh faith and the nation's Sikh community.

Earlier this year, Surinder Singh and his son Rupinder visited a StoryCorps booth in San Francisco, where they reflected on their own experiences standing out among their peers and neighbors.

Both practicing Sikhs, Surinder and Rupinder wear turbans, and maintaining that tenet of their faith has made for some difficult experiences.

Surinder raised his family in Canada, after immigrating there from India more than four decades ago.