Photos: Sikh Community Mourns Shooting Victims

Posted Aug 07, 2012

Mourners pray for their neighbors killed in an attack on a Wisconsin Sikh temple on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hundreds of mourners gathered to honor the six people killed and three critically wounded in what police are calling a “possible domestic terrorism” case.

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Sikhs and members of the community attend a vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, August 7, 2012. The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. REUTERS/John Gress
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Members of the Sikh and Oak Creek community hold a candlelight service on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Miller Park in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for the six members of the Sikh temple in Oak Creek who were killed in a shooting rampage Sunday. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Sikhs attend a vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, August 7, 2012. The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. REUTERS/John Gress
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The community gathers for a vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, August 7, 2012. The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. REUTERS/John Gress
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Sikhs attend a vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 7, 2012. The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. REUTERS/John Gress
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Sikhs prepare for vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 7, 2012. The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. REUTERS/John Gress
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Sikhs attend a vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 7, 2012. The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. REUTERS/John Gress
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Indian Surinder Kaur, center, the wife of Seeta Singh who was killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, is comforted by her son Armeet and daughter Sarabjit, right, at the family home in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Seeta Singh was killed alongside his brother Ranjeet Singh who he had recently joined in the United States during the attack on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Aly Flora prepares beads to be placed at a makeshift memorial near the Sikh Temple where a gunman killed six people on Sunday, in Oak Creek, Wis., Aug. 7, 2012. The shooting rampage by an avowed white supremacist came at a time of both growth and disarray in the supremacist movement. (Nathan Weber/The New York Times)
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Amardeep Singh, left, of New York, Satinder Malhi, of California, visit a makeshift memorial near the Sikh Temple where a gunman killed six people on Sunday, in Oak Creek, Wis., Aug. 7, 2012. The shooting rampage by an avowed white supremacist came at a time of both growth and disarray in the supremacist movement. (Nathan Weber/The New York Times)
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A makeshift memorial near the Sikh Temple where a gunman killed six people on Sunday, in Oak Creek, Wis., Aug. 7, 2012. The shooting rampage by an avowed white supremacist came at a time of both growth and disarray in the supremacist movement. (Nathan Weber/The New York Times)
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Members of the Sikh community hold a candlelit vigil in Easton, Pa.'s Centre Square in honor of the victims of the Sikh temple massacre in Wisconsin, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/The Express-Times, Stephen Flood)
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OAK CREEK - AUGUST 7: Mourners visit a make shift memorial near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin August, 7, 2012 Oak Creek Wisconsin. A suspected gunman, 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, allegedly killed six people at the temple August 5, was shot to death by police at the scene. He was an army veteran and reportedly a former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band. Three others were critically wounded in the attack. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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Peggy Renner-Howell replaces a teddy bear that fell off one of six wreaths marked with the names and ages of each of the victims at a makeshift memorial near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin August, 7, 2012 Oak Creek Wisconsin. A suspected gunman, 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, allegedly killed six people at the temple August 5, was shot to death by police at the scene. He was an army veteran and reportedly a former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band. Three others were critically wounded in the attack. MIRA OBERMAN/AFP/GettyImages
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A makeshift memorial sits near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin August, 7, 2012 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. A suspected gunman, 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, allegedly killed six people at the temple August 5, was shot to death by police at the scene. He was an army veteran and reportedly a former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band. Three others were critically wounded in the attack. MIRA OBERMAN/AFP/GettyImages
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Indian Lokinder Kaur, whose husband Ranjeet Singh was killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, mourns at the family home in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Singh, one of killed in a shooting attack on the temple, never came home even once in 16 years, working at a grocery store during the week and volunteering at the Sikh gurdwara on weekends. He promised his family he was doing what had to be done to get a green card so they could come join him. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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A memorial honors the six victims of a shooting at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, August 7, 2012. The gunman who killed six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was identified as a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities said they were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups and his membership in skinhead rock bands. The assailant, shot dead by police at the scene on Sunday, was identified as Wade Michael Page. REUTERS/John Gress
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Amardeep Kaleka, son of the president of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, left, comforts members of the temple, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Oak Creek, Wis., where a gunman killed six people a day earlier, before being shot and killed himself by police. Satwant Kaleka, 65, founder and president of the temple, died in the shooting. He was among four priests who died. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Indian Surinder Kaur, center, the wife of Sita Singh who was killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, is comforted by her son Armeet and daughter Sarabjit, second right, at the family home in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Sita Singh was killed alongside his brother Ranjeet Singh who he had recently joined him in the United States during the attack on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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In this undated combo photo composed of two images provided by the family, Indian Ranjit Singh, right, and Sita Singh who were killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin are seen. The Indian born brothers were both killed in the shooting attack Sunday. (AP Photo)
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Indian Lokinder Kaur, center, mourns with her daughters Jasbir Kaur, 24, left, and Jaspreet Kaur, 21, right, as a picture of her husband Ranjeet Singh, who was killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, at the family home in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Singh, one of killed in a shooting attack on the temple, never came home even once in 16 years, working at a grocery store during the week and volunteering at the Sikh gurdwara on weekends. He promised his family he was doing what had to be done to get a green card so they could come join him. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Mourners pray for their neighbors killed in an attack the day before on a Wisconsin Sikh temple on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin -- a temple just 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the scene of the August 5 bloodshed -- to honor the six people killed and three critically wounded in what police are calling a "possible domestic terrorism" case. MIRA OBERMAN/AFP/GettyImages
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker attends a prayer service at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin August 6, 2012. The gunman who killed six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was identified as a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities said they were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups and his membership in skinhead rock bands. The assailant was identified as Wade Michael Page. REUTERS/John Gress
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Mourners prepare for a candlelight vigil at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin August 6, 2012. The gunman who killed six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was identified as a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities said they were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups and his membership in skinhead rock bands. The assailant was identified as Wade Michael Page. REUTERS/John Gress
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Mourners cry during a candlelight vigil at the Sikh temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on August 6, 2012. The gunman who killed six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was identified as a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities said they were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups and his membership in skinhead rock bands. The assailant, shot dead by police at the scene on Sunday, was identified as Wade Michael Page. REUTERS/John Gress
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Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the Sikh temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on August 6, 2012. The gunman who killed six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was identified as a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities said they were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups and his membership in skinhead rock bands. The assailant, shot dead by police at the scene on Sunday, was identified as Wade Michael Page. REUTERS/John Gress
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, is fitted with a head covering, by members of the Sikh community as he prepares to worship with them at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis., a day after a gunman killed six Sikh worshipers, before being shot and killed himself by police at Sikh Temple Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis., a day after a gunman killed six Sikh worshipers, before being shot and killed himself by police at Sikh Temple Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis. A gunman identified as former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band killed six people at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on Sunday before being shot to death by police. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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BROOKFIELD, WI - AUGUST 6: A mourner holds two candles during a vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Wade Michael Page opened fire with a 9mm pistol at the Sikh Temple killing six people before being killed by police in a shootout. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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BROOKFIELD, WI - AUGUST 6: A member of the Sikh community attends a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Wade Michael Page opened fire with a 9mm pistol at the Sikh Temple killing six people before being killed by police in a shootout. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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BROOKFIELD, WI - AUGUST 6: Members of the Sikh community along with other mourners attend a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Wade Michael Page opened fire with a 9mm pistol at the Sikh Temple killing six people before being killed by police in a shootout. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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A tear runs down the cheek of a member of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin as he attends a news conference at Oak Creek Centennial church in Oak Creek, Wis. on Monday, Aug 6, 2012. Officials and witnesses said a gunman walked into the temple on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 and opened fire as several dozen people prepared for Sunday morning services. Six were killed, and three were critically wounded. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks while meeting with area Sikh members with area Sikh members at the Sikh Cultural Society in Queens following the deadly shootings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin by an Army vet on August 6, 2012 in New York City. The suspected gunman has been identified as 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, who allegedly killed six people at a temple in Wisconsin August 5, was shot to death by police. He was an army veteran and reportedly a former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band. Three others were critically wounded in the attack. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)