Charlerm Chantapim

Death by Force

On August 10, 1991, Charlerm Chantapim, a 33-year-old Thai male monk, was among nine people murdered during a mass shooting at the Wat Promkunaram Buddhist temple in Waddell, Arizona. He lived and worshipped at the temple, a quiet religious community on the rural outskirts of the Phoenix metro area. All of the victims were connected to the temple and were either from Thailand or of Thai descent, including the abbot, several monks like Chantapim, a nun, a teenage novice monk, and a temple employe ...Read More

azcentral.com: 9 found slain in Valley temple

The Arizona Republic: 27 years later, Waddell Buddhist temple commemorates victims of 1991 temple massacre

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