Browsing Tag: Shooting

Steinberg and legislators honor Sikh victims of Elk Grove shooting

"No Sikh should be afraid to wear this headdress. No Sikh should be afraid to practice their peaceful religion because they believe someone will attack them," the Sacramento Democrat, wearing a purple turban, said.
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Attack on Sikh men triggers outcry in Elk Grove, Calif., and beyond

Each time she visits the intensive care unit, she said, she recalls the day her grandfather walked out the door to join his friend Singh for their afternoon stroll. "I wish I had the ability to press a button and go back to that day and just tell my grandpa to stay home," she said, her eyes filled with tears.
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Senate leader Steinberg urges Sikh Solidarity Day

A top California lawmaker expressed outrage Sunday over the "cowardly and despicable" shootings of two Sikh men on an afternoon stroll and asked that a day be chosen for the community to demonstrate solidarity. "Let us pick a day together when we are all Sikh Americans, we are all Californians and we all stand together,"
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Two Elderly Sikh American Men Shot in Possible Hate Crime

Elk Grove Police Chief Robert Lehner said in a statement: "We have no evidence to indicate there was a hate or bias motivation for this crime; however, the obvious Sikh appearance of the men, including the traditional Dastar headwear and lack of any other apparent motive, increasingly raise that possibility."
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Sacramento area sports crowd holds suspect after killing

Crowd catches suspect right after the Sacramento killing.
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One Dead, One Wounded in Sikh Temple Shooting

Sikhs shoot outside the Sacramento Sikh temple while attenting regional sikh sports tournament.
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