Michelle reaches out to Sikhs;meets Gurdwara victims' families

August 24, 2012 13:03

Nearly 20 days after the Oak Creek Gurdwara shooting, US First Lady Michelle Obama today reached out to the community as she met the families of the victims. The shooting left six worshippers dead. "It's my honour to be here with you," the First Lady told the victims' families when she met them in private, away from the media glare, at Oak Creek High School.

"I'm sorry it's under these circumstances, but I am anxious to meet with the families and lend whatever support I can," she said. She spent about 30 minutes with the Sikh families. In addition, the family of police officer Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot more than eight times by white supremacist Wade Michael Page on August 5, met her in a separate room.

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