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Michelle reaches out to Sikhs; meets Gurdwara victims’ families
Consoling the grieving Sikh community, US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday reached out to them as she met the families of the victims of the Oak Creek Gurdwara shooting that left six worshippers dead.
“It’s my honour to be here with you,” the First Lady told the victims’ families when she met them in private, away from the media glare, at Oak Creek High School.
“I’m sorry it’s under these circumstances, but I am anxious to meet with the families and lend whatever support I can,” she said.
She spent about 30 minutes with the Sikh families. In addition, the family of police officer Lt Brian Murphy, who was shot more than eight times by white supremacist Wade Michael Page on August 5, met her in a separate room. 40-year-old former US Army specialist Page went on a rampage, killing six Sikh worshippers and wounding three.
Consoling the grieving Sikh community, US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday reached out to them as she met the families of the victims of the Oak Creek Gurdwara shooting that left six worshippers dead.
“It’s my honour to be here with you,” the First Lady told the victims’ families when she met them in private, away from the media glare, at Oak Creek High School.
“I’m sorry it’s under these circumstances, but I am anxious to meet with the families and lend whatever support I can,” she said.
She spent about 30 minutes with the Sikh families. In addition, the family of police officer Lt Brian Murphy, who was shot more than eight times by white supremacist Wade Michael Page on August 5, met her in a separate room. 40-year-old former US Army specialist Page went on a rampage, killing six Sikh worshippers and wounding three.
