FedEx Shooting: Four Sikhs among 8 killed by 19-year-old near US airport
At least eight people including four members of the Sikh community were killed in a shooting at a FedEx facility near an airport in US' Indianapolis on Saturday.
The community leader Gurinder Singh Khalsa said that four members of the Sikh community included three women and one man.
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He said that this was very heart-breaking and that the Sikh community has been devastated by this tragic shooting at FedEx near US' Indianapolis.
Meanwhile, the assailant has been identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole.
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India condemned the FedEx shooting in Indianapolis and stated: "Deeply shocked by shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis."
"Victims include persons of Indian American Sikh community. Our Consulate General in Chicago in touch with Mayor and local authorities in Indianapolis as well as community leaders. Will render all possible assistance," the External Affairs Minister said in a statement.
The Indian Embassy stated that "Indianapolis police have identified victims of the shooting incident, which include persons from Indian American Sikh community. Our Consulate in Chicago is in touch with local authorities in Indianapolis, community leaders, and will render all assistance, as required."
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