The victim of a deadly shooting outside a Surrey temple is being identified by the Sikh community as the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.
The man who was fatally shot outside a Surrey temple is being identified by the B.C. Sikh community as the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar.The victim of a deadly shooting outside a temple in Surrey, B.C., has been identified by the Sikh community as the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.
“Surrey RCMP is aware of social media posts that are speculating on the identity of the victim, but are not in a position to confirm the victim’s identity at this very early time,” Staff Sgt. Tyner Gillies of Surrey RCMP said in a news release late Sunday night. Human rights lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said Nijjar was only being targeted because he supported a referendum campaign calling for Sikh independence in the state of Punjab.
"He intends to execute the attack at a time and place where there is a large gathering so there are maximum casualties," the documents read.
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