The mass shooting is breaking loose day by day in America. A total of eight people were killed in a shooting Thursday night at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis in the United States, four of them were from the Sikh community, police said Saturday.
The shooter was identified as 19 – year – old Brandon Scott Hole. Scott was a former employee at the FedEx facility until last year.
Brandon Scott Hole appeared on the FedEx ground at night when most of the employees were changing shifts and opened fire on people in the parking lot. He later entered the building and shot himself in the head.
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This is the largest attack on the same community since the 2012 attack on Sikhs in Wisconsin. The dead Sikhs were identified as Amarjeet Johal (66), Jaswinder Kaur (64), Amarjeet Sekhon (48) and Jaswinder Singh.
Harpreet Singh Gill, 45, of the same group, sustained bullet wounds and is currently receiving treatment, officials said.
The others who died in the shooting were Matthew R, Alexander, 32; Samaria Blackwell, 48; Karli, 19; and John Weisert, 74.
The Indian embassy responded to the incident. One of the embassy officials said she had spoken to the families of the victims. Assured that they were ready to provide the help they needed.
About 90% of employees in that facility, are said to be Indian Americans but mostly Sikhs.
Sikh leader Gurinder Singh Khalsa said that the entire Sikh community was devastated by the incident. U.S. President Biden responded by said he and vice president Kamala Harris has been briefed about the incident.
And also requested the national flag would be halved on all federal buildings, including the White House, as a tribute to the dead.
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