Oak Creek, WI -
Family and friends of the six people shot at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on July 29th gathered on Saturday to begin a 48-hour private funeral service.
Mourners began reading Punjabi hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy scripture book, Saturday morning.
The two-day private funeral service is being held at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the 7500 block of South Howell Avenue in Oak Creek.
This private service follows a four-hour public memorial service at the Oak Creek High School gymnasium on Friday, which both Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and newly-announced Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan attended.
"No matter what country your ancestors came from, no matter where you worship, no matter what your background, as Americans, we are one," said Gov. Walker. "When you attack one of us, you attack all of us."
Six people were shot dead on July 29th by Wade M. Page, a man with purported ties to white supremacy groups.
Page fatally shot the six people and wounded three others before shooting himself.
The six people who died included Paramjit Kaur, Ranjit Singh, Suveg Singh, Parakash Singh, Sita Singh, and Satwant Singh Kaleka—founder and leader of the Oak Creek temple.
CNN told KTUL.com on Saturday that the temple might take a quick break from the private services on Sunday to speak to the media in the temple's parking lot.
Sikhism is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world, with over 30 million Sikhs.
The majority of people of the Sikh faith live in Punjab, India.
[Source: CNN]
Family member Kamal Saini speaking at Friday's public service
Mourners wheel in a casket of one of the shooting victims
Anonymous man speaking at Friday's public service
