I just found out that my best friend and roommate, a well known Sikh from Punjab,

[lapfog_1]

was a good friend of Satwant Singh Kaleka, the religious leader who tried to stop the murderous asshole and was killed at the entrance to the temple.

The reason I didn't know this before is that my friend has been in the San Jose Gurdwara getting news and calling India to relay information and talking with friends and relatives of Satwant.

My friend will be leaving for Wisconsin tomorrow morning.

He also knows the agricultural minister for Punjab, who was to be at that temple in Wisconsin but had been running late... had the minister been there when the attack happened...

First time that I know someone that knows someone who was killed in a mass shooting. Unfortunately for me not the first time that I knew someone that was killed by gunfire. One of my best friends in college was also murdered because (most likely) he was homosexual, though police never found the murderer or the motive.

[hollysmom]

1. My condolances to your roommate.

It is such a shame this horror happened. I honestly don't know what is wrong with people who want guns in the hands of everyone.

[Lifelong Protester]

2. I am so sorry for your friend

like most of us, we do not understand why such evil exists in our world.

Wisconsin weeps.

[freshwest]

3. So sorry. I hope you can give him comfort and that some peace will be there for you as well.

[calimary]

4. All our sympathy. It's doubly shattering when it comes close to home.

[Richard D]

5. Heartwrenching.

Condolences.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. My condolensces to your roommate

And the designation of internal terror maes even more sense as well as the reaction from India.

[ismnotwasm]

7. My deepest condolences for your friend

And all of those who grieve.