On August 5th, 2012, a white supremacist executed a terrorist attack on the Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, that left 7 dead including the shooter and 4 others injured. Listen to Beth and Holly as they discuss this absolutely senseless tragedy.

Content Warning: *Gun violence, racism, death*

“Oak Creek Wisconsin.” Active Shooter: America Under Fire, Created by Aaron Saidman, season 1, episode 7, IPC, 2017. SHOWTIME ANYTIME.

Wisconsin siblings tell of running to warn others as temple shooting erupted

Victims of August 5, 2012

He Was Shot 15 Times But Survived: Lt. Brian Murphy Recalls Massacre At Oak Creek Gurdwara

Baba Punjab Singh: Survivor of 2012 Oak Creek Sikh Temple Shooting Dies From Gunshot Complications

Priest Paralyzed in Mass Shooting at Sikh Temple in 2012 Dies from Injuries

Michaelis, Arno, and Kaleka, Pardeep. The Gift of Our Wounds: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness After Hate. St. Martin’s Press, 2018.

Scaffidi, Stephen. Six Minutes in August. Marketpoint Media, 2015.

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