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Attorney both of whom had visited the temple back in 2011. they noted that there was a discussion with parishonners there about public safety issues in the sikh community. businesses and workers had been the victims of robberies and vandalism. they -- the sikhs are because of religious tradition they wear tour been as many of them and they are often mistaken according to the newspaper article for muslims. they he have been the target of racially motivated crimes by antimuslim people and groups. ...

Motivation behind this attack. we want to stress, we have no idea. it could be related to the nature of religion and race. it may not be. it could be sikh on sikh crime. it could be random. but one thing is for sure, it is senseless. and the victims are quite innocent. >>heather: and we know for sure that six individuals lost their lives today. the shooter included, that makes it seven. as we just heard, three people are being treated at hospital with injuries to their face, extremities, abdomen...

Six people plus the seventh is the gunman here. >> heather: we do have someone on the phone right now. on don walker with the milwaukee jumper sentinel. i understand you have worked there for at least 30 years. what can you tell us about this temple and the community? >> the tell as many located in a suburban middle-class community called oak creek which is located south of downtown milwaukee. its in a suburban neighborhood although the temple is located on a very busy commercial street. >> heat...

>>. >> heather: we are waiting a news conference from oak creek, wisconsin, where 7 people have been killed at a sikh temple including the gunman. shooter opened fire earlier today. we have been following the story as it continues to unfold. heroes and victims. >> the hero is the police officer that took out the gunman even though that police officer had already been wounded. he apparently received multiple gunshot wounds, he is expected to survive, but was able to fire off his weapon, take out ...

Aggression and has been investigated. >> gregg: do you know the details of those threats at all. we noted robberies and vandalism but epithets had been uttered against members of that parish? >> that is correct. i spoke to national spokesman for the faith and he told me the threats amounted to threatening phone calls, perhaps vandalism, that sort of thing. nothing to the kind of violence we saw today. >> gregg: the newspaper we were reading, the oak creek patch that detailed this story. so sever...

Apparently there was some trouble that the particular temple in oak creek. a story a year ago this month. they identified a state representative for the area and district attorney going to the temple, sitting down and meeting with parishioners there among victims of robbery and vandalism cautioning them about public safety. apparently there had been racially and religiously epithets that had been uttered against members of this parish. largely according to the newspaper report because people had...

A local hospital and at least one other male victim, but as far as any children we have no confirmation of that. >> gregg: we just got off the phone a short time ago with the spokesperson for the level one trauma center treating three male adults. one of them still in surgery, all three in critical condition. any additional numbers beyond that that you have? >> no, none have been released but i know were awaiting a briefing in a matter of moments from the lead commander at the scene from oak cre...

Were epitaphs shouted at them and other crimes committed against members of the temple. they had been cautioned as recently as a year ago. again, according to a newspaper report in the oak creek patch about safety issues. today this morning several hours ago a gunman entered the temple, opened fire. three people at a local hospital in critical condition. the gunman has been put down but there could be an accomplice there and so the s.w.a.t. team inside trying to determine that and trying to loca...

>> heather: that your uncle was hospitalized. what did they say to you and who called you? >> i talked to my brother. he was there. people came and told me your brother was on the news. this happened at the temple. so i called them and asked him what is going on. that is all i came to know. at that time, they were not letting go anywhere. so the last thing i talked to him was like two hours ago. he said uncle was in critical condition and they took him to the hospital. that is the last i heard. ...

Is the police officer and was "ambushed," as we learned at the news conference a moment ago. a fellow police officer returned fire, killing the gunman. and here, now, is the press conference at the memorial hospital in milwaukee. >> afternoon. our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this tragic situation. i am the chief medical officer at froedtert medical hospital. i will make a statement and not take questions. i am with dr. gary saybrook, chief of surgical services. he has bee...