![]() ![]() In the following weeks, support poured in from interfaith communities and television cameras flooded Oak Creek. Among those killed was Satwant Singh Kaleka, the president of the temple and Kaleka’s father. ![]() Inside was a scene of horror: A member of a violent white power group known as the Hammerskins had gunned down seven members of the temple before turning the gun on himself. On August 5, 2012, Pardeep Kaleka was just down the street from the Sikh Temple his family belonged to in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, when he heard sirens and rushed to find a police barricade around the building. Update: Added the news about the conviction of members of the Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy, which came out after this article was published. ![]() Here’s how a movement founded in part by former white supremacists is helping extricate Americans from violent hate groups. Trauma, abuse, and mental health problems can make people more vulnerable to violent extremism. ![]()
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