A special candlelight service to honor those who were injured and killed in the Oak Creek, Wisconsin shooting is scheduled for Friday, August 10 from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
"Crime against innocent worshipers is deplorable, said Parvinder Singh, spokesperson for Sikh Educational Welfare Association (SEWA) Gurudwara Sahib congregation in Roswell, speaking about recent revelations which suggest Sunday's shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin was not a random act, but instead rooted in hate. In the days since shooter Wade Michael Page shot a half dozen Sikh worshipers before he was himself killed by an Oak Creek Police officer, details about the tragedy have emerged to show that Page was linked to several white supremacy groups. Media reports have indicated that Page, a neo-Nazi heavy-metal band member, was consumed by hate. "It is tragic, but unfortunately not surprising, that the shooter specifically chose a …
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Local members of Sikh Educational Welfare Association Gurudwara Sahib on Woodstock Road in Roswell are shocked by the Sunday shooting at a temple in Wisconsin.
The Sikh Educational Welfare Association (SEWA) Gurudwara Sahib congregation in Roswell is thinking and praying for everyone affected by the killing of seven people at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, WI, Sunday. Parvinder Singh, who handles public relations for SEWA, told Roswell Patch local Sikhs are stunned by the news and can "only hope it was random and not an act of hate." According to Oak Creek Patch, several people - including a police officer - were shot at the temple Sunday morning. Oak Creek Police said three bodies were found outside the temple and four, including the lone gunman, were inside the building. "Our heart goes out to all those who were shot and the families of those who died," said Singh. "We sincerely …
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Barbara Cerda
10:35 am on Monday, August 6, 2012
On a quiet summer Sunday morn, in the middle of idyllic rural Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, a gunman entered a new Gurudwara. Oak Creek Wisconsin was home to 17,500 square foot Sikh Temple. In the midst of their quiet morning routine of cooking and preparing for the days worship, an unknown gunman entered and began shooting. Random bullets began cutting down worshipers and we’re still wondering … more ›