2 Shot at Sikh Temple in California
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Two people were injured after a shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Sacramento, US State of California, on Sunday.
The two who were wounded were taken to a nearby hospital in south Sacramento with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, authorities said, The Independent reported.
According to witnesses, a fight broke out on temple grounds at around 2:30 pm when one suspect shot a friend of the second suspect, said sergeant Amar Gandhi, spokesperson of the sheriff’s office, to KCRA.
The second suspect retaliated by shooting the first suspect and then fled the scene on foot, he said.
He added that the second suspect is an “east Indian man in his 20s or 30s” and the sheriff’s office is still looking for him.
Sacramento city council member Lisa Kaplan said she was present at the gurdwara but left prior to the shooting.
Authorities said that there was no imminent threat to the area.
