According to police reports, Dalbir Singh (56) was fatally shot this past Wednesday in Milwaukee at his place of work. The killing of another Sikh living close to Oak Creek, where six innocent Sikhs were shot to death by a White supremacist terrorist who opened fire on them, has met the entire Sikh nation with a shock.
MILWAUKEE –The Sikh Community of Wisconsin has suffered yet another shock after the August 5 shooting at the Oak Creek Gurdwara.
According to police reports, Dalbir Singh (56) was fatally shot this past Wednesday in Milwaukee at his place of work. The killing of another Sikh living close to Oak Creek has met the entire Sikh nation with a shock.
A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested for Singh’s murder. Identified as Deangelo Williams, the suspect has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide-party to a crime and possession of a firearm by a felon. If convicted he could be sentenced up to 70 years in prison.
Williams, a high school student, made a court appearance late Friday afternoon. The judge set bail at $250,000.
Dalbir Singh was a regular attendee of the Gurdwara where six others were shot to death by a White supremacist terrorist who opened fire on them.
The incident took place at night time around 9:10 PM when Dalbir Singh’s store – Harmony Food Store located near 38th and Locust was robbed. As per police reports, this is a case of attempted robbery.
The incident happened last Wednesday night when some unidentified men entered the shop and put a gun to clerk Jatinder Singh’s head.
Jatinder Singh said he and his uncle made it back into the store and pushed the side door shut, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
But one of the men fired a shot through the door, killing Dalbir Singh, it said.
Jatinder Singh told police he saw Williams in the store prior to its closing, saying Williams looked around and left without buying anything. He identified Williams to police through a photo lineup.
