Wisconsin Sikh Gurudwara Shootout

Waheguru’s grace: Wisconsin shooting victims Sikh preacher Bhai Punjab Singh shows the signs of improvement

Wisconsin, United States (January 21, 2013): Day after day, Raghuvinder and Jaspreet Singh hovered by their nearly comatose father and repeated a single word — a word their dad probably spoke more than any other in his lifetime: “Waheguru.”

Sikhs join in the Gun Control Debate in United States and meet with Vice President Biden

Washington, United States (January 15, 2013): Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, was among the 12 diverse leaders, who met with Biden in a White House meeting where the Vice President called for national faith leaders to rally their faithful in the nation's debate regarding gun control in order to reduce gun violence.

Oak Creek Sikh tragedy propelled panel discussion on violence control

Oak Creek, Wis., United States (January 13, 2012): There are reports that more than 100 people, including some who lost family members in the Aug. 5 mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, met at a school in Milwaukee on Saturday (January 12, 2013) to learn how they can prevent the violence.

Akal Takhat Sahib & SGPC honour victims of Wisconsin terror strike

Akal Takhat Sahib & SGPC honour victims of Wisconsin terror strike

Sikh victims of Oak Creek shootout stand with New York City Mayor on gun control

Wisconsin, United States (December 23, 2012): According to the Link, a leading Indo-Canadian Newspaper, Amardeep Singh Kaleka and Pardeep Singh Kaleka, sons of Satwant Singh Kaleka, the Sikh Gurdwara president who was killed by a gunman in Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) in Oak Creek, Wisconsin in early August (2012), appear with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at New York city hall to raise their voice for gun control.

The Sikh Coalition continues to provide support and resources in Oak Creek

Oak Creek, Milwaukee (December 16, 2012): According to information the Sikh Coalition was invited back to Oak Creek this past week to conduct presentations for various government agencies and schools in the Milwaukee area. 

Oak Creek, Wisconsin Gurudwara terror strike investigation report released

Oak Creek, Wisconsin (November 21, 2012): According to information Teresa Carlson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Milwaukee office, announced on Tuesday, (November 20, 2012) that the agency has finished its probe into the Oak Creek, Wisconsin shooting on August 5, 2012, that killed six Sikh worshippers and injured four individuals.

Young sibling students honored for wise response during Oak Creek Sikh Gurudwara terror strike

Wisconsin, US (November 17, 2012): According to media reports two young students from St. Francis de Sales Parish School in Lake Geneva were honored on November 15, 2012 for their courageous actions during the terror strike at the Sikh Gurudwara Sahib of Wisconsin in Oak Creek.

SMU’s Sikh Students Association organized event – Human Rights: A Sikh Story to commemorate November 1984 anniversary

Dallas, United States (November 16, 2012): According to report published on the "The Daily Campus" website Southern Methodist University’s Sikh Student Association (SSA) organized an event called “Human Rights: A Sikh Story” to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Massacre in India. The even also marked discussion regarding the Wisconsin shooting at the Oak Creek (Wisconsin) Sikh Temple Gurudwara Sahib in August, 2012.

Suspicious man at Oak Creek Gurudwara (United States) quizzed by authorities

As per news reports a 31-year-old Severna Park man who said he is following directions from God to visit sites of tragedies in the United States was recently detained and interviewed by authorities after ammunition was found in his car outside the Sikh Gurudwara of Wisconsin, where a gunman killed six worshippers and himself in August, police reported.

Wisconsin Gurudwara incident update – Bhai Punjab Singh discharged from hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 18, 2012): Bhai Punjab Singh, a learned Sikh preacher who was critically wounded during the shootings at Wisconsin’s Oak Creek Gurdwara Sahib in August has been discharged from the Froedtert Hospital. The attack had claimed lives of seven people and left four in critical condition.

Sikh Gurudwara Strike – US Senate to hold hearing on hate crimes on September 19

Amritsar (September 17, 2012): According to reports United States Congress would be holding hearing on hate crimes on September 19, 2012. This move is considered to have been taken in the wake of the August 05, 2012 Wisconsin Sikh Gurdwara terror strike in which six Sikhs were killed by a neo-Nazi named Wade M. Page. The US Congress' move to hold this hearing is welcomed by various Sikh organisations and human rights bodies.

Wisconsin (USA) Police release video of Sikh Gurudwara terror striker

Wisconsin/USA (September 10, 2012): Police in suburban Milwaukee have released squad car videos that show a gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple last month shoot the first officer on the scene.

US Sikh Gurudwara terror strike – Police to release video footages

Oak Creek (September 10, 2012): According to certain media report the Police in Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA) has planed to release a video that are supposed to show the last moments of life for gunman named Wade M. Page, who killed 6 Sikhs in a Sikh Gurudwara on August 05, 2012.

Bhai Punjab Singh’s condition improves; Shifted out of ICU

Oak Creek, Milwaukee (September 08, 2012): There are reports that Bhai Punjab Singh (65) who was shot during the August 5, 2012 massacre at Sikh Gurudwara named “Sikh Temple” in Oak Creek, Milwaukee (United States) is making a slow and gradual recovery. This information was provided by Bhai Punjab Singh's family in a statement released through hospital authorities.

Sikh Coalition alerts Sikh sangat against Oak Creek tragedy-related telephone scams

Oak Creek, Wisconsin (September 07, 2012): According to information released by Sikh Coalition a sangat member, whose identity will remain anonymous due to security reasons, recently fell victim to an Oak Creek tragedy-related telephone scam.

Wisconsin Sikh Gurudwara terror strike victim Punjab Singh still in coma

Milwaukee/Wisconsin (August 31, 2012): Bhai Punjab Singh, who was seriously injured during August 5 terror strike on Sikh Gurudwara Sahib in Wisconsin USA, hasn't regained consciousness since the incident. He remains in coma and he is hooked up to a machine to help him breathe, his family says.

Oak Creek Sikh Gurudwara terror striker had killed himself

Milwaukee (August 28, 2012): According to media reports it has been officially ruled that Wade Michael Page, who murdered six Sikhs in a terror strike on Oak Creek Sikh Gurudwara Sahib in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) on August 05, 2012 – shot himself and died.

Revise hate crime laws to protect Sikhs – Senators to Justice Department

Washington (August 26, 2012): According to information accessed by Sikh Siyasat a group of United States' Senators have sent a letter (dated: August 23, 2012) to US Attorney General Eric Holder calling for the Justice Department to allow for the collection and tracking of hate crimes committed against Sikh-Americans.

Through the eyes of Sikh kids: A profound lesson in tolerance

Last weekend, I had the unenviable task of teaching Sikh children about the massacre in Oak Creek. The kids sat at picnic tables overlooking a lake at sunset at a summer camp in New York state. They chattered excitedly in anticipation of the evening campfire that was to follow. I stood in front of them trying to compose my thoughts, wondering if children in elementary school could even comprehend what happened. I stroked my beard nervously, looked around the class and decided to find out what the kids already knew.

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