2012 Revisited: Sikh Temple Shooting
Patch is looking back at 10 stories that shaped Oak Creek this year.
From now until the end of the year, Patch will be looking back at 10 stories that shaped Oak Creek in 2012. Our final installment covers one of the darkest days in the city's history: the mass shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh temple that left six dead and four wounded, including an Oak Creek police officer. There are so many memories and images that stand out from that week—the initial panic and rumors of multiple shooters, the stories of bravery and heroism, laying the victims to rest, getting acquainted with the Sikh community. But the scene at Henry Miller Park following Oak Creek's National Night Out on Aug. 7 left the community in awe, a night that was as heartbreaking as it was uplifting. This story is from that vigil, posted at 12:26…
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