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Wyoming Sikh Trucker Stabbed; Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder

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A Punjabi Sikh truck driver was stabbed multiple times in a Wyoming rest area bathroom early Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, and a suspect has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder.[1]

Singh says he was followed into the restroom, beaten and stabbed, then collapsed outside.[1] A Hispanic family at the rest stop helped him and sought medical aid.[1] As of Wednesday night, Singh remained hospitalized with injuries to his neck, chest and ribs.[1] Local authorities arrested 45-year-old Andrew Kris Bzdak and charged him with attempted first-degree murder, and charging documents do not specify a motive.[1]

Days before the attack, the Department of Homeland Security posted and then removed a widely criticized social media image that targeted a driver named Singh.[1] The image read, "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive Mr. Singh," which Sikh advocates say added to a hostile climate.[1]

Authorities have not said whether the attack was motivated by Singh's faith or ethnicity; charging documents do not specify a motive.[1]

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  • Early Sunday, September 13, 2026, a Punjabi Sikh truck driver named Singh was stabbed multiple times in a bathroom at a south Wyoming rest area while en route to Pennsylvania.
  • Singh says he was followed into the restroom, beaten and stabbed, then collapsed outside before a Hispanic family at the rest stop helped him and sought medical aid.
  • As of Wednesday night, Singh remained hospitalized with injuries to his neck, chest and ribs.
  • Local authorities have arrested 45-year-old Andrew Kris Bzdak and charged him with attempted first-degree murder; charging documents do not specify a motive.
  • The stabbing occurred days after DHS posted, then removed, a widely criticized social media image saying "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive Mr. Singh," which Sikh advocates cite as part of a hostile climate.

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