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Sikh community holds memorial at Lucas Oil Stadium to honor eight FedEx shooting victims
Eight people were killed on the evening of April 15, 2021, during a mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis. Author: Lauren Kostiuk Updated: 10:25 PM EDT May 1, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The eight people killed during the FedEx mass shooting were honored Saturday during a memorial held at Lucas Oil Stadium. The event was organized by the Sikh Coalition to mourn the lives lost and to spread love and solidarity.
Governor Holcomb along with several other elected officials shared their words of sympathy in person, through letters and video messages.
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.
A huge part of our lives : Sikh community holds memorial for victims of FedEx shooting Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star
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The opening ardaas, a Sikh prayer, at Saturday’s memorial service for those killed in the April 15 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility lasted nearly twice as long as the carnage that took eight lives, including four Sikhs, and injured five others.
Those four minutes, late on a Thursday night when some FedEx workers were on the dinner breaks and others were picking up their checks, shattered not only the families of those lost, but also Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community. The burden of the tragedy has fallen squarely on the shoulders of those left behind but Saturday served as opportunity for members of the wider Indianapolis community politicians, officials, members of other faith traditional and average Hoosiers alike to lighten that load.
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The opening ardaas, a Sikh prayer, at Saturday’s memorial service for those killed in the April 15 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility lasted nearly twice as long as the carnage that took eight lives, including four Sikhs, and injured five others.
Those four minutes, late on a Thursday night when some FedEx workers were on the dinner breaks and others were picking up their checks, shattered not only the families of those lost, but also Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community. The burden of the tragedy has fallen squarely on the shoulders of those left behind but Saturday served as opportunity for members of the wider Indianapolis community politicians, officials, members of other faith traditional and average Hoosiers alike to lighten that load.