Br Surichai Anuttaro

Death by Force

In the quiet, rural community of Waddell, Arizona, the peace of the Wat Promkunaram Buddhist temple was shattered on the morning of August 10, 1991. Inside, a horrific scene awaited a temple cook: the bodies of nine individuals, including 33-year-old male monk Br Surichai Anuttaro, of Thai descent, lay arranged in a circle, each with gunshot wounds to the head. The victims, all of whom were either Thai or of Thai descent, had been executed in what would become known as the deadliest mass shootin ...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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