Baba Punjab Singh, age 72
Lost to gun violence on August 5, 2012 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
More than seven years after the attack on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Baba Punjab Singh, a well-known Sikh priest who was grievously wounded and had been paralyzed during the assault, died on Feb. 29, 2020, at 72, from complications of the gunshot wounds he suffered in 2012, making him the eighth official death of the mass shooting.
Photo sources:
- Mar 2: Journal Sentinel: Punjab Singh becomes eighth official death of 2012 Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- Sikh temple shooting suspect Wade Michael Page was white supremacist
- Aug 6: CNN: Police identify Army veteran as Wisconsin temple shooting gunman | CNN
- Police Magazine: Wounded Officer Faced Hail of Bullets at Sikh Temple
- Mar 4: Priest Paralyzed in Mass Shooting at Sikh Temple in 2012 Dies from Injuries (Published 2020)
- Bureau of Justice Assistance: Lieutenant Brian Murphy and Officer Savan Lenda | Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Aug 05 Victims
- 7 killed, including shooter, at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek
- Gun Violence Archive
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