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Four members of the Sikh community – three women and a man, were killed on April 15 in a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, as per a Reuters report. 8 workers died according to a community group and local leader.
“Out of eight, four are Sikh community members,” said businessman Gurinder Singh Khalsa, who is a leader of the local Sikh community and said he spoke to the families of the victims.
What happened
He said the FedEx operations center provides work to older members who were not fluent in English.
Reuters
Indianapolis police have yet to confirm the identities of any of the victims of the mass shooting.
However, law student Komal Chohan, in a Twitter exchange with Reuters, said Amarjeet Kaur Johal, her grandmother was one of those killed.
Reuters
Who are the deceased?
As per the Sikh Coalition advocacy group in New York, an estimated 500,000 Sikhs live in USA.
A Twitter user Aurinder, who identified as Chohan’s sibling, also posted about the grandmother.
“Every time I saw news articles of mass shootings it never really phased me. My Nani Ji (beloved grandmother) was murdered last night coming back home from work,” Aurinder wrote.
What was the motive?
FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Paul Keenan said it was too early to speculate on the motive of the gunman, a 19-year-old former FedEx employee.
