in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, the us saw a sharp rise in hate crimes. those targeted included anyone considered to be arab muslims. the innocent victims included balbir singh sodhi an american sikh who ran the family gas station in mesa, arizona. his murder, four days after 9/11, was the first racially motivated hate crime in the backlash to the attacks. balbir s brother, and for the first time, his son and the gunman spoke to jatinder dhillon. shrai popat is the video producer. you may find some parts upsetting. losing a brother, i think i lost so much love, because, to me, he treated me like a younger brother, and he treated me like a son and baby, and he treated me like a friend. i miss him and we always talk about him every day. there s something, there is conversation going on, then his name is come up.