Indiana s Sikh community honours victims of FedEx mass shooting
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 10:58 AM IST
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Sikhs in the US state of Indiana have held a memorial service to honour the eight people, including four community members, who were killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility last month.
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Sikhs in the US state of Indiana have held a memorial service to honour the eight people, including four community members, who were killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility last month.
Brandon Scott Hole, 19, a former worker at the Indianapolis FedEx facility, killed eight people on April 15 before killing himself. Four of those killed were Sikhs, including three women.
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Editor s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the name and age of 50-year-old Jasvinder Kaur based on information provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Two days ahead of their highest holy day celebration, thousands of members of Central Indiana s Sikh community are mourning the loss of their own in the deadly FedEx mass shooting near the Indianapolis International Airport.
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