Hundreds gather at Wisconsin high school for service honoring 6 killed in Sikh temple shooting

Thousands of mourners were expected to gather Friday morning to pay their final respects to the six worshipers gunned down by a white supremacist at their Sikh temple over the weekend.

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Sikh temple members bring in a casket for the funeral and memorial service for the six victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin mass shooting in Oak Creek, Wis. The public service was held at Oak Creek High School.

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The casket of one of the six victims is brought into the memorial service.

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Family and friends gather at Oak Creek High School to mourn the loss of six members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.

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The service honored Bhai Seeta Singh, Bhai Parkash Singh, Bhai Ranjit Singh, Satwant Singh Kaleka, Subegh Singh, and Parmjit Kaur Toor, who were killed when Wade Michael Page, a suspected white supremacist, went on a shooting rampage at the temple August 5. Page also died at the temple after being shot by police then shooting himself.

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Community members attended the memorial to pay their respects.

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Mourners embrace each other during the memorial service.

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Mourners gathered for prayers and hymns at the high school. Afterward, they were scheduled to return to the temple for a rite to honor the victims.

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A woman wipes away tears during the memorial.

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The shooting rocked the Milwaukee area's close-knit Sikh community.

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Women comfort each other during the service.

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Mourners embrace as community members pay respects.

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The service was expected to draw thousands of mourners.

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