Seven reported killed including the gunman at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin.
By H. Nelson Goodson
August 5, 2012
Oak Creek, WI – On Sunday, family members confirmed that Savant Singh Kaleka, 65, the president of the Sikh Temple had been fatally shot by a lone suspect. Kaleka confronted and struggled with an armed suspect just after 10:15 a.m. in the temple’s parking lot.
The suspect managed to shoot Kaleka in back and Kaleka later died as a result of his injuries.
Local police and the FBI responded to the deadly shooting crime scene at the Sikh Temple, located at 7512 S. Howell Ave. A White male suspect went to the temple after 10:15 a.m. and opened fire killing six victims, including Kaleka and another man in the parking lot.
Two children were outside and saw the shooting incident. They both ran inside the temple to warned others.
A man arriving at the temple in a taxi was immediately shot by the suspected gunman. The suspect afterwards went inside and killed four other people in the temple.
Three victims were confirmed injured, including an officer. At least 100 people were attending a peaceful Sunday sermon by a guest from India. The guest (considered a saint) was also reported killed and three priests were shot at the scene. A high priest managed to escape from the shooting scene.
Several Oak Creek officers responding to the scene after 10: 20 a.m. were confronted by the gunman who shot at one officer trying to help a victim. The officer was shot multiple times in an ambush. A second officer at the scene returned fire and killed the gunman in the parking lot. The injured officer is in critical condition and is expected to survive, according to Chief Brad Wentlandt, from the Greenfield Police Department.
There injured victims, including an officer were taken to Froedtert hospital for treatment. The victims were reported in critical condition.
S.W.A.T. members went inside the temple and secure the temple. Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards confirmed that it was a domestic terrorist act by a lone suspect.
The suspect from Cudahy lived in the 3700 block of E. Holmes Ave. where federal investigators secured his upper duplex apartment. A federal search warrant has been issued and the feds will return to the apartment on Monday, according to Teeresa Carlson, FBI agent in charge. The FBI has taken over the investigation.
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Satwant Singh Kaleka
Family photo
#1 by V.E.G. on August 14, 2012 - 8:52 pm
Satwant Singh Kaleka is the Angel of Oak Creek, Wisconsin! Also, he is a hero, saint, and a legend!
#2 by V.E.G. on August 24, 2012 - 3:50 pm
August 5, 2012 is going down in history as worst shooting in the Sikh Temple in United States history. The day is on the very day of Preston Smith Brooks’s birthday! Brooks is best known for beating Charles Sumner with a cane. Just like Wade Michael Page is the Preston Smith Brooks of Wisconsin while Satwant Singh Kaleka is the Charles Sumner of Wisconsin!
#3 by V.E.G. on September 21, 2012 - 5:15 pm
Very ironically, look at the name “Century 16.” The Century part means 100 years and that year is the 100th anniversary of the very first Sikh Temple in United States of America and the 16 part, and that means 16 days after the Batman shooting in the Century 16 theater, Satwant Singh Kaleka died a hero and a legend stopping the racist gunman and saving many lives that day! There are four other heroes that day: Lt. Brian James Murphy (Semper Fi, Officer Murphy!), Abhay Singh (11 year old boy), Amanat Singh (9 year old girl), and Savan Nick “Sam” Lenda (his ancestors came from Poland, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina)! The hole will remain there forever. WE ARE ONE! There are people who forgave the gunman: Amardeep Singh Kaleka (the Emmy Award Winner), Gurmit Singh Kaleka (nephew of hero and legend Satwant Singh Kaleka), Gurjeet Singh Kaleka (nephew of hero and legend Satwant Singh Kaleka), Santokh Singh, and Amarjit Kaur! Do not forget it, y’all!