By Stephen Magagnini
smagagnini@sacbee.com
The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting two turbaned Sikh men on their afternoon stroll through Elk Grove last Friday has grown to more than $42,000.
The Jewish Community Relations Council, the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region and area synagogues announced today they have raised more than $10,000 to add to the reward, said Rabbi Mona Alfi, Congregation B'Nai Israel.
An interfaith prayer vigil will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the intersection of East Stockton Boulevard and Geneva Point Drive, where Surinder Singh, 65, was shot to death and Gurmej Atwal, 78, was critically wounded.
Singh's funeral will be Saturday held at North Sacramento Funeral Home, 725 El Camino Ave, at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.
Investigators still ask anyone who has seen or heard anything that might pertain to the case to call Crime Alert at (916) 443-4357 or the Elk Grove Police Department at (916) 714-5115.
To contribute to the reward, contact Amar Shergill of the South Asian Culture & Community Political Action Committee, at amar@shergilllawfirm.com.
Call The Bee's Stephen Magagnini, (916) 321-1072.
KCRA: Mourners gather to remember Surinder Singh
Previous coverage:
Feds reach out after Elk Grove slaying of two Sikh men - March 9, 2011
Sikh leaders offer $30,000 reward in shooting of two elderly men - March 8, 2011
Elk Grove struggles to understand shooting of two retired friends - March 7, 2011
Attack on two Sikh men seen as possible hate crime - March 6, 2011
One man killed, another critically injured in Elk Grove shooting - March 5, 2011
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