Eight people were killed and several more injured in a mass shooting incident at a FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center late Thursday Night.

US Sikh group demands probe into FedEx mass shooting

Sikhs in the US will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 census, an organisation of the minority community said on January 14. Describing this as a milestone, the United Sikhs said that this will be the first time the minority group will be counted and coded in the decennial US Census.

Fineprint: Sikhs to be counted separately in US

For the first time in the United States, the Sikh community will be counted as a "separate" ethnic group in the 2020 census, according to the US Census Bureau. US Census Deputy Director Ron Jarmin said, "It's clear that a separate code is needed to ensure an accurate count of Sikhs in the United States, recognising a unique identity.

In a first, US census to count Sikhs as separate ethnic group

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US Sikh group demands probe into FedEx mass shooting

Fineprint: Sikhs to be counted separately in US

In a first, US census to count Sikhs as separate ethnic group