attorney characterized him as mentally ill, and noted that his mother had twice been hospitalized for schizophrenia, a condition which has been shown to appear in those genetically predisposed to it. On September 30, 2003, he was found guilty of first degree murder, and was sentenced to death nine days later. On July 19, 2005, Roque was found guilty of an unspecified conspiracy charge while in prison, specified only as a violent crime. On February 27, 2006, he was found guilty of having manufactured a primitive weapon in prison three days earlier. In August 2006, the Arizona Supreme Court changed Roque's death sentence to a sentence of life in prison without parole, citing his low IQ and mental illness as mitigating factors. The trial was aired by Court TV in a five-part series. Roque died on May 11, 2022, while in Arizona Department of Corrections custody. He died at the age of 62. Sukhpal Singh Sodhi On August 4, 2002, less than a year after Balbir's death, his younger brother Sukhpal was shot to death while driving his taxicab in San Francisco, apparently killed by a stray bullet from a nearby gang fight. In response to this second tragedy, Balbir's son said, "What are you going to do with anger? We like peace and we are peaceful people." Memorialization of Balbir Singh Sodhi In the months prior to the 10-year anniversary of Sodhi's death, the Arizona legislature decided that they wanted to remove Sodhi’s name and plaque from the state’s 9/11 memorial. This was vetoed by the governor after an outcry of advocacy from community groups in the area. See also Sikhism in the United States Larme Price, serial killer whose motive was revenge for 9/11 Mark Anthony Stroman, spree killer whose motive was revenge for 9/11 Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting Anti-Middle Eastern sentiment References Further reading Balbir Sodhi memorial page on SikhNet East Valley Tribune, "Sikhs still living in shadow of Sept. 11", Sept. 16, 2005 SikhNet, "Two Sodhi Brothers Shot in the backlash of 9/11; Death Penalty overturned" Divided We Fall, a film that features Balbir Sodhi's story External links Arizona State Inmate file on Roque Arizona Supreme Court decision imposing life sentence on Roque Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2001 Aftermath of the September 11 attacks Anti-Arabism in North America Anti-Muslim violence in the United States Hate crimes Anti-Indian sentiment in the United States Islam-related