It hurts. That could have been my grandmother, my grandfather, my mother, father, my friends, the 24-year-old told IndyStar. My own grandparents work at a factory. Our grandparents sacrificed a lot to come to this country and to give us the American dream.
Singh and members of the Sikh Coalition and Sikh United groups during a vigil Thursday at the Greenwood Amphitheater demanded accountability and answers from FedEx, law enforcement and elected officials for the victims families and the survivors. This can t be something that happens and we move on a month later, Singh said. We ll keep pushing authorities to keep investigating; we need details. And most importantly we need to know if FedEx holds merchandise as more valuable than human life.
A week later: Sikhs in Indiana demand accountability from FedEx, police after shooting Natalia E. Contreras, Indianapolis Star
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One week after the deadliest mass shooting in Indianapolis recent history, Sundeep Singh looked at the photos of four members of his community who were killed.
It hurts. That could have been my grandmother, my grandfather, my mother, father, my friends, the 24-year-old told IndyStar. My own grandparents work at a factory. Our grandparents sacrificed a lot to come to this country and to give us the American dream.
Apr 22, 2021 / 11:49 PM EST
GREENWOOD, Ind (WISH) City officials joined the Sikh community on Thursday night to honor the eight people killed in the April 15 FedEx shooting with a vigil at the Surina Square Park Amphitheater.
A week ago, the eight people went to work and never returned home. Now, the focus is healing.
Many Sikh people said Thursday that they don’t look at the FedEx shooting as a hate crime, but some do. Even those who don’t still feel unwanted.
“We’re the fifth-largest religion in the world yet no one here really knows about us. Our religion isn’t taught in the school system. Some of these young kids look at us as Muslim and, after 9/11, we face that. No matter what you are, if you’re a Sikh, Muslim, Jew, Christian, it doesn’t matter. We are all human,” said Sundeep Singh.
A week after a gunman killed 8 employees of a FedEx facility, there s still grief, anger and questions We can band together in a community that spreads peace, joy and life and kindness throughout our neighborhood, Greenwood s mayor said at a Thursday vigil. Author: Rich Van Wyk Updated: 6:51 AM EDT April 23, 2021
GREENWOOD, Ind. In Greenwood, people of different faiths and different cultures shared the same grief, the same hopes and the same anger as they gathered for a community prayer vigil.
Sundeep Singh spoke to the crowd. We are all human, as humanity took a dive in this tragedy, he said.
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