![]() In the early years of the 20th century, many Sikhs migrated to the U.S., where they settled down as farmers in the central valley of California. Sikhs are an enterprising people who have migrated in large numbers from India to Canada, USA, UK, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. There are about 30 million Sikhs, most of them living in the North Indian state of Punjab.Ī 15th century Hindu saint Guru Nanak (1469-1539) is acknowledged as the founder of Sikhism. Sikhs are adherents of the monotheistic religion known as Sikhism. The Oak Creek Sikh Temple is the anchor of the 400 strong Sikh community in the neighbourhood. It is a beautiful brick building where several services including weddings and recitation of Guru Granth Sahib (holy book of Sikhs) are performed. The Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI was built in 2007. The FBI is treating the attack as an act of domestic terrorism. The gunman lived in Cudahy, a short drive from the Sikh temple. The killer has been identified as 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, a U.S. In the exchange of gun fire with the police, the gunman was killed at the Gurdwara. The gunman opened fire on the Sikh devotees at the Gurdwara around 10:20am, killing six persons and injured three others including a police officer. Sikh Temple, Oak Creek (WI) The Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, WI, was the scene of a horrific attack on Augby a crazy White gunman. ![]()
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