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发帖数: 26623 | 1 KENT, Wash. (AP) -- Fear, hurt and disbelief weighed on the minds of those
who gathered at a Sikh temple Sunday after the shooting of a Sikh man who
said a gunman approached him in his suburban Seattle driveway and told him "
go back to your own country."
"Everybody who is part of this community needs to be vigilant," Satwinder
Kaur, a Sikh community leader, said as several hundred people poured into a
temple in Renton for worship services about one mile from Friday night's
shooting.
"It is scary," she added. "The community has been shaken up."
Authorities said a gunman approached the 39-year-old Sikh man as he worked
on his car in his driveway in the city of Kent, about 20 miles south of
Seattle. The FBI will help investigate the shooting, authorities said.
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas said the department is investigating the
shooting as a hate crime. He said no arrests have been made yet after the
victim was shot in the arm but that he did not believe anyone was in
imminent danger.
"This is a top priority investigation, and we are doing everything possible
to identify and arrest the suspect," Thomas said in an email, adding that
residents in the city of about 125,000 should "be vigilant" but also not let
the shooting hurt their quality of life.
The FBI's Seattle office said in a statement Sunday that it is "committed to
investigating crimes that are potentially hate-motivated," the Seattle
Times reported.
The shooting comes after an Indian man was killed and another wounded in a
recent shooting at a Kansas bar that federal agencies are investigating as a
hate crime after witnesses say the suspect yelled "get out of my country."
Friday night's shooting was on the minds of many who gathered at a Sikh
Temple in nearby Renton Sunday morning for worship. Women in colorful saris
and headscarves and men wearing turbans sat on the floor on opposite sides
inside the worship space.
As they entered and left the services, many expressed fear that one of their
own was targeted and said they're scared to go to the store or other public
places. Some said they have noticed an uptick in name-calling and other
racist incidents in recent months. Still others expressed hurt and disbelief
at the lack of understanding and ignorance.
"Sikhism teaches about equality and peace," said Sandeep Singh, 24. "It's
sad to see that's what it has come to," he said of the violence. "This is
our country. This is everyone's country."
Gurjot Singh, 39, who served in the Marine Corps and is an Iraq war veteran,
said he was dismayed that people think others who look different aren't
equal or don't contribute equally to the community.
"This is equally my country as it is your country," he said. "It doesn't
anger me. It hurts me."
Hira Singh, a Sikh community leader, said there have been increasing
complaints recently from Sikhs near Seattle who say they have been the
target of foul language or other comments.
"This kind of incident shakes up the whole community," he said, adding that
about 50,000 members of the faith live in Washington state.
Kent Councilwoman Brenda Fincher went to the temple Sunday to show support
for the community. "When a hate crime happens, we have to stand up and make
sure everyone knows it's not acceptable," she said.
Kent police have not identified the man or released other information. But
India's foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, identified the victim on Twitter
early Sunday, saying, "I am sorry to know about the attack on Deep Rai, a U.
S. national of Indian origin."
She said she had spoken to Rai's father, who told her Rai is out of danger
and recovering in a hospital.
Rai told police a man he didn't know came up to him Friday night and they
got into an argument, with the suspect telling Rai to go back to his
homeland. He described the shooter as 6 feet tall and white with a stocky
build, police said. He said the man was wearing a mask covering the lower
half of his face.
"All of the information that I have available at this time suggests that the
information provided by the victim is credible," Thomas, the police chief,
wrote.
Sikhs have previously been the target of assaults in the U.S. After the Sept
. 11, 2001, attacks, the backlash that hit Muslims around the country
expanded to include those of the Sikh faith. Men often cover their heads
with turbans, which are considered sacred, and refrain from shaving their
beards.
In 2012, a man shot and killed six Sikh worshippers and wounded four others
at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before killing himself.
The Sikh Coalition, a national civil rights group, on Sunday said everything
must be done "to confront this growing epidemic of hate violence."
"We are all accountable for what happened in Kent, Washington on Friday
night," Jasmit Singh, a Seattle-area community leader, said in a statement.
Raj Singh Ajmani, who lives in Bellevue, said he was shocked by the shooting.
"When it happens in your own community, you realize the danger and the times
we're living in," he said before heading to service. "Some people worry
that more such violence will occur because of President Trump." | k**********4
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: KENT, Wash. (AP) -- Fear, hurt and disbelief weighed on the minds of those
: who gathered at a Sikh temple Sunday after the shooting of a Sikh man who
: said a gunman approached him in his suburban Seattle driveway and told him "
: go back to your own country."
: "Everybody who is part of this community needs to be vigilant," Satwinder
: Kaur, a Sikh community leader, said as several hundred people poured into a
: temple in Renton for worship services about one mile from Friday night's
: shooting.
: "It is scary," she added. "The community has been shaken up."
: Authorities said a gunman approached the 39-year-old Sikh man as he worked
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发帖数: 26623 | 5 那个好像不是
我说的是这次
On August 5, 2012, a massacre took place at the gurdwara (Sikh temple) in
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, where 40-year-old Wade Michael Page fatally shot six
people and wounded four others.
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: 上次KC那个也是包头锡克么？
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发帖数: 26623 | 6 Balbir Singh Sodhi (1949 – September 15, 2001), a Sikh-American gas station
owner in Mesa, Arizona, was murdered in a hate crime in the aftermath of
the September 11 attacks. | D***r
发帖数: 7511 | 7 这个包头的习俗从中东到印度喜马拉雅南麓一直到中国横断山区都有
可能在远古有一定传承关系
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station
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: Balbir Singh Sodhi (1949 – September 15, 2001), a Sikh-American gas station
: owner in Mesa, Arizona, was murdered in a hate crime in the aftermath of
: the September 11 attacks.
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