New York: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said it has concluded its probe into the August shooting incident at a gurdwara in Wisconsin, and found there is no evidence that the attack was part of any ongoing threat to the Sikh community. "There is no evidence to suggest the attack was part of any ongoing threat to the Sikh community," Special Agent in
Charge of FBI's Milwaukee Division Teresa Carlson said while announcing conclusion of the investigation on Tuesday.
The probe indicated that gunman Wade Michael Page, a white supremacist, acted alone and was not assisted by anyone in committing the violent crime. Carlson added that no evidence was found to conclude that the attack was directed or facilitated by any white supremacist group. "We join the Sikh community in grieving the loss of their loved ones. We continue to work with temple leaders and all of our law enforcement partners in an effort to keep the community safe," he said.
The FBI had briefed the victims and family members of the deceased on the results of the investigation last week at the FBI Milwaukee Division. During the course of the investigation, the bureau generated 200 investigative leads, conducted 300 interviews and collected more than 200 pieces of evidence, with 30...
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07:41 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New York: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met family members of victims of Oak Creek Gurudwara shooting and said India and the US stand united against those who perpetrate a culture of violence and hatred. Krishna paid a visit to the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee on Thursday and met the family of priest Punjab Singh, who is still in coma after being critically injured in the August shooting. He later...
08:46 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Washington: The Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting incident, which left six Sikh worshipers dead, was an act of "senseless killing," US President Barack Obama has said, as he assured full support to the Sikh community in the country. "It was a senseless killing and it should not have happened," Obama told the Washington-based Sikh community leaders Dr Rajwant Singh and his wife Dr Balvinder Singh at a reception hosted by the US...
11:29 AM, Sep 26, 2012
The decision comes in the wake of the firing at a Wisconsin gurudwara (Sikh temple of worship) that left seven Sikhs dead. ...
08:19 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Washington: In an effort to reach out to the Sikh Community, US First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to Wisconsin on August 23 to meet the victims and family members of the Gurudwara shooting that left six worshippers dead. The scheduled visit of the First Lady to Wisconsin is on August 23, the White House on Saturday said, adding that it was part of Obama administration's reach out to the...
12:10 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Washington: In 10 days after the tragic shootout that killed six worshippers and left three others injured, Sikh community in Wisconsin have raised over Rs 1.4 crore for the victims families. "It's an outpouring of support. We are overwhelmed," Dr Kulwant S Dhaliwal from Sikh Temple of Wisconsin said. The memorial fund drive for the families of victims has reached its 85 per cent of the target amount of USD...
10:09 AM, Aug 16, 2012
Washington: Santokh Singh who was injured in the August 5 shooting at a Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin has been released from the hospital, officials said. However, another Indian American, Punjab Singh, remains in critical condition. Lt Brian Murphy, the police officer who valiantly countered the attack from the lone gunman during the shooting remains hospitalised in satisfactory condition. He was shot multiple times. The local Froedtert hospital in its...
07:32 AM, Aug 16, 2012
Washington: Condemning the recent attack on a Gurdwara in Wisconsin that left six Sikhs dead, US President Barack Obama has said attack on any faith is an attack on the freedom of all Americans and such acts have no place in the American society. "The attack on Americans of any faith is an attack on the freedom of all Americans. No American should ever have to fear for their safety...
01:18 PM, Aug 11, 2012
US President Barack Obama said that the perpetrators of such despicable acts must know that their "twisted thinking is no match for the compassion of our united American family". ...
12:00 PM, Aug 11, 2012
US Attorney General Eric Holder has called the gurudwara shooting "an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime". ...
11:32 AM, Aug 11, 2012
Oak Creek: As thousands of mourners paid their last respects to six Sikh worshippers gunned down at a Sikh gurdwara at Oak Creek, US Attorney General Eric Holder called it "an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime." Holder spoke at an emotional memorial service at Oak Creek High School for the victims of the attack at the gurdwara in a Milwaukee suburb that brought an unending...
10:48 AM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: Promising a "thorough" probe by FBI into Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting in which six Sikhs were killed, US Ambassador Nancy Powell has said that anyone found involved in the incident will be brought to justice. "Our Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation; though the news suggests this was the act of one individual, if anyone else is involved, they will be brought to justice and charged under...
07:10 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Wisconsin: The Wisconsin gurudwara that was attacked last Sunday, leaving seven people dead, including shooter Wade Michael Page, has been reopened to the public. The police handed over the premises to the management early on Friday morning, five days after the tragic shooting that killed six worshipers. Built in 1997 to meet the needs of the local Sikh community, the gurdwara was the scene of tragic bloodshed on Sunday when...
08:56 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Two children have emerged as heroes after warning others of a gunman on a recent shootout at Wisconsin gurudwara. ...
08:35 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Washington: The Obama Administration has deputed US Attorney General Eric Holder to deliver remarks at Friday's memorial service for the victims of Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting, which would also be attended by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, is sending one of his sons to be present at the memorial service said Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, a trustee of the Sikh...
07:11 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Oak Creek: On a visit to Wisconsin to commiserate with the Sikhs after the Gurudwara shooting, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been hit with a federal lawsuit by a US-based human rights group alleging the "torture" of Sikhs in the state. The lawsuit contends that Badal had command and control of law enforcement officials, who "inflicted cruel and inhumane treatment and extrajudicial death" on three named plaintiffs and...
11:32 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Oak Creek: Describing the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting that claimed six lives as "very shocking", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has appealed to the Sikhs in the US to keep "peace and harmony", as he met the victims' families and visited the injured. Badal, who is on a private visit to the US along with several of his Cabinet colleagues, reached Milwaukee area in Wisconsin state on Wednesday and met...
11:19 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: The US gurudwara shooting incident was raised in Parliament on Thursday with Sikh MPs saying the shooting should be treated as a case of terror against minorities and not just a hate crime. Shiromani Akal Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, "I would also like to ask the government when they will stop requesting and start demanding that the US government takes concrete steps to create this awareness...
02:03 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Washington: Voicing regret over the shooting incident at a Wisconsin gurudwara that killed six Sikh worshippers, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi briefed Indian envoy to the US, Nirupama Rao, about the measures he would put in place to upgrade the security at the shrine. During a meeting with Rao, who was in the city on Wednesday, the Mayor also informed her of the steps that would be taken for better...
12:00 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Vigils were organised in US by the civil society after the tragic Wisconsin gurudwara shooting last Sunday, leaving seven people dead, including shooter Wade Michael Page. ...
11:54 AM, Aug 09, 2012
