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Satwant Singh Kaleka

Case from Oak Creek, WI dated Aug 05, 2012

Victim Details

Satwant Singh Kaleka

Male

Southwest Asian (Indian / Pakistani)

Oak Creek

WI

2012-08-05

65

Satwant

Singh Kaleka

07/18/2026

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On a sunny Sunday morning, August 5, 2012, in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 65-year-old Southwest Asian male, Satwant Singh Kaleka, was at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, a place of worship he had helped found and served as president. The temple was preparing for the day's services and the communal meal known as langar. Kaleka was awaiting the arrival of his son and grandchildren for children's classes. This ordinary Sunday was shattered when a gunman, Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran wi ...
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  • Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting - Wikipedia
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