US: Indianapolis “Still Growing” as a result of the massive shooting of the Fed Ex assassination Gun Violence News

The governor of Indiana is taking part in a memorial organized by the Sikh community in Indianapolis as a result of the attack last month.

The Sikh community in the U.S. city of Indianapolis held a memorial service last Saturday to pay tribute to the eight people killed in a mass shooting at the Fed Ex facility.

The victims of the April 15 attack were four Sikhs, sending shockwaves through a tightened community.

At a ceremony at the local football field on Saturday, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said the city was “still getting rid of the impact of that dark night.”

“I never saw in my wildest imagination this day or this reason to gather as a reason for our unification,” Holcomb told hundreds of people attending Lucas Oil Stadium.

“Why should that day be so dark? Why should a community of tragedy strike and violate humanity? That pain is sure to last as long as we continue to live with loss every day. ”

A few days after the killings, the Sikh Coalition’s defense team said the attack traumatized the community, authorities said, with 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole. Hole, a former facility worker, later killed himself.

U.S. media identified Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66, as Amarjit Sekhon, 48, as victims; Matthew R. Alexander, 32; Samaria Blackwell, 19; Jasvinder Kaur, 50; Jaswinder Singh, 68; Karli Smith, 19; and John Weisert, 74.

Authorities have not yet released the reason for the shooting the rise of gun violence across the United States.

“In this time of tremendous hardship, it is up to all of us to work together and help each other heal,” Balwinder Singh, leader of the Sikh community in Indianapolis, said in a speech ahead of Saturday’s ceremony.

“It is our hope that Hoosiers of all backgrounds and Sikhs from all over the Midwest will join us on Saturday to help all the families affected by this tragedy.”

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said his message to the Sikh community, immigrants and “anyone who feels threatened simply by this action” is “welcome to Indianapolis.”

“And it’s the responsibility of all of our neighbors to make sure you know that’s true,” Hogsett said Saturday.

The Gun Violence Archive he says There have been 170 mass shootings in the U.S. this year.

The U.S. nonprofit defines mass shooting as any incident in which four or more people are shot or killed including the attacker.

U.S. President Joe Biden has said it is a “national embarrassment” to commit mass shootings and tighten regulations, but he will fight uphill against U.S. lawmakers who oppose more restrictive rules on gun lobby groups and gun laws.