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20 APRIL 16, 2021

Mass sHootinG in indianaPoLis

Shock and anger as four Sikhs fall to

lone gunman’s bullets at Fedex facility

the sikh coalition expresses sorrow at horrific violence that

has shaken the sikh community in the area and across the Us

t least four of the eight
victims of the Thursday
Anight shooting at the
FedEx warehouse in Indianap-
olis were part of the local Sikh
community. The warehouse
employed many Sikhs, and on
Friday, relatives confirmed the
deaths of Jasvinder Kaur, 50;
Amarjit Sekhon, 49; Jaswinder
Singh, 70; and Amarjeet Johal,
66.

“a significant number of

workers at Fedex pro-
cessing center (near in-

dianapolis airport), where

the shooting took place The Sikh community is grieving for the lives lost

thursday night are from
The Sikh community in In- dened to confirm that at least to identify others who were in-
sikh community” said the dianapolis has grown in recent four Sikh community members jured and killed on Thursday
indianapolis Police chief years. The Sikh Satsang of Indi- are among those killed during night. I have several family

randal taylor. anapolis, a large gurdwara, was Thursday night’s mass shooting members who work at the par-
built about 20 years ago, and at the FedEx facility in India- ticular facility and are trauma-

Deputy Chief Craig McCa- has grown from about 50 fami- napolis. Sadly, we acknowledge tized. My nani, my family, and
rtt on Friday afternoon identi- lies to about 1,000 members, ac- that this number is subject to our families should not feel
cording to the Center for Faith change for the worse as more unsafe at work, at their place of
fied the gunman as 19-year-old and Vocation at Butler Univer- information becomes publicly worship, or anywhere. Enough
Brandon Hole, who was last sity. The community is known available and those who were is enough--our community has
employed by FedEx in 2020. for its long history of service, injured are treated at area hos- been through enough trauma.”
“Hole was found dead of a gun- supporting victims of natural di- pitals”. “I have sat with families from
shot wound that appeared to be
self-inflicted,” McCartt said. sasters and, during the corona- “I am heartbroken to con- our community and so many
No further information virus pandemic, organizing food firm that my naniji (maternal others at the Holiday Inn Ex-
about his possible motive has drives and grocery delivery for grandmother), Amarjeet Kaur press as they wait to hear the
older people. An annual Sikh Johal, is among those killed in fates of their loved ones,” said
been released at this time, but day parade started in Indianap- the senseless shooting at the community member Maninder
we fully expect that authorities olis about six years ago. FedEx facility in Indianapolis,” Singh Walia. “These kinds of
should and will conduct a full
investigation--including the In a statement, the Sikh said community member Komal violent attacks are a threat to
possibility of bias as a factor. Coalition said it “is deeply sad- Chohan. “We are still working Continued on next page... >>

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