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President Barack Obama honors the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Oak Creek, WI, police officers honored by President Obama

May 14, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

At an event at the White House on Saturday, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the country’s best police officers during 2013, including the eight who responded to the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek last August: I already talked about one of this year’s Top Cops, Brian Murphy, in my State of the Union address.  When a gunman opened fire on a temple in Wisconsin and Brian was the first to arrive, he did […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: Barack Obama, hate crimes, Lt. Brian Murphy, Oak Creek, Officer Sam Lenda, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Top Cops of 2013, White House, Wisconsin

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Oak Creek Police Lt. Brian Murphy and Officer Sam Lenda recall the shooting at the Oak Creak, Wisconsin, Gurdwara in August (source: CBS News)

Oak Creek, WI, officers recall day of shooting

November 14, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On the CBS Evening News, Oak Creek Police Lieutenant Brian Murphy and Officer Sam Lenda describe the events during the shooting rampage at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in August. Lt. Murphy offers several reflections, including about the shooter who took his own life: “He’s dead. He’s nothin’. The people who remain, the people who carry on, that’s what’s important,” he said. View the video and read more at CBS News.

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: CBS Evening News, hate crimes, Lt. Brian Murphy, Oak Creek, Officer Sam Lenda, shootings, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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